hippocrepians
plural of hippocrepian
Source: Wiktionary
Hip"po*crep"i*an, n. Etym: [See Hippocrepiform.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See Phylactolæma.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 October 2024
(noun) any of a group of herpes viruses that enlarge epithelial cells and can cause birth defects; can affect humans with impaired immunological systems
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
