IGASURIC

Ig`a*su"ric, a. Etym: [See Igasurine.] (Chem.)

Definition: Pertaining to, or obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's bean; as, igasuric acid.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 February 2025

TAMARIND

(noun) large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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