You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
LINGULAS
LINGULA
Lin"gu*la, n.; pl. -læ. Etym: [L., a little tongue.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A tonguelike process or part.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells belonging to the genus Lingula, and related genera. See Brachiopoda, and Illustration in Appendix. Lingula flags (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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