hydrotropism (usually uncountable, plural hydrotropisms)
(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) either towards or away from water
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*drot"ro*pism, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A tendency towards moisture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
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.
