HETEROGONY

Etymology

Noun

heterogony (usually uncountable, plural heterogonies)

(botany) The condition of having two or more kinds of flower, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils.

Source: Wiktionary


Het`er*og"o*ny, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers, different as to the length of their stamens and pistils.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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