heteroscian (plural heteroscians)
One who lives either north or south of the Tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them.
Source: Wiktionary
Het`er*os"cian, n. Etym: [Gr. hétéroscien.]
Definition: One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; -- so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite directions (the one northward, the other southward).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 June 2025
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
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