heartseed, Cardiospermum grandiflorum
(noun) herbaceous vine of tropical America and Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
heartseed (countable and uncountable, plural heartseeds)
Any plant of the genus Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
• hederates
Source: Wiktionary
Heart"seed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A climbing plant of the genus Cardiospermum, having round seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart. Loudon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
