āCoffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.ā ā Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
HYPNUM
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
hypnum (plural hypnums)
Any member of the genus Hypnum of mosses.
Source: Wiktionary
Hyp"num, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The largest genus of true mosses; feather moss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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