Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
HEMEROCALLIS
Hemerocallis, genus Hemerocallis
(noun) east Asian rhizomatous clump-forming perennial herbs having flowers on long leafless stalks; cosmopolitan in cultivation: day lilies; sometimes placed in subfamily Hemerocallidaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
hemerocallis (plural hemerocallises)
(botany) Any member of the genus Hemerocallis of daylilies.
Source: Wiktionary
Hem`e*ro*cal"lis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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