LEMNISCI

LEMNISCUS

lemniscus, fillet

(noun) a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

lemnisci

plural of lemniscus

Source: Wiktionary


LEMNISCUS

Lem*nis"cus, n.; pl. Lemnisci () Etym: [L. See Lemniscata.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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8 January 2025

SYCAMORE

(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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