invagination, introversion, intussusception, infolding
(noun) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface; “the invagination of the blastula”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infolding
present participle of infold
Source: Wiktionary
In*fold" (n-fld''), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Infolding.] Etym: [Pref. in- in + fold.] [Written also enfold.]
1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve. Gilded tombs do worms infold. Shak. Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore.
2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace. Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee, And hold thee to my heart. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2024
(noun) coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
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.
