“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
HETERODROMOUS
Het`er*od"ro*mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Having spirals of changing direction. Gray.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.
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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