The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
LACINIA
Etymology
Noun
lacinia (plural laciniae)
(botany) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
(botany) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.
(zoology) The posterior inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.
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• Acilian
Source: Wiktionary
La*cin"i*a, n.; pl. L. Laciniæ. Etym: [L., the lappet or flap of a garment.]
1. (Bot.) (a) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers. (b) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the maxillæ of insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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