HALESIA

Halesia, genus Halesia

(noun) deciduous small trees or shrubs of China and eastern North America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ha*le"si*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




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5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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