GLOSSA

tongue, lingua, glossa, clapper

(noun) a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

glossa (plural glossae)

(zoology) The tongue, or lingua, of an insect.

Source: Wiktionary


Glos"sa, n.; pl. Gloss. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See Hymenoptera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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