KAWAKA

kawaka, Libocedrus plumosa

(noun) New Zealand timber tree resembling the cypress

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Ka*wa"ka, n. (Bot.)

Definition: a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar (Libocedrus Doniana), having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 April 2024

TYPIFY

(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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