IONIDIUM

I`o*nid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL. Cf. Iodine.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of violaceous plants, chiefly found in tropical America, some species of which are used as substitutes for ipecacuanha.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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