HYDROPIPER

Hy"dro*pi`per, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + L. piper a pepper.] (Bot.)

Definition: A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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Coffee Trivia

You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.

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