GOLDILOCKS

goldilocks, goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris, Linosyris vulgaris

(noun) early-flowering perennial of southern and southeastern Europe with flower heads resembling those of goldenrod

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

goldilocks (plural goldilocks)

A person with golden hair, especially a girl with long hair.

A goldilocks aster, Aster linosyris.

Etymology

Proper noun

Goldilocks

The protagonist of a traditional fairy tale. She is a golden-haired young girl who inquisitively enters the house of three bears and tries their three bowls of porridge, three chairs, and three beds, in each case finding only one that suits her.

(used attributively) Something in a happy medium or optimal point between two extremes.

Source: Wiktionary


Gold"i*locks`, n.

Definition: Same as Goldylocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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