HETEROTAXIES

HETEROTAXY

Het"er*o*tax`y, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Biol.)

Definition: Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form; heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the ordinary or typical arrangement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MONASTICISM

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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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