MELANCONIACEAE

Mel`an*co`ni*a"ce*æ, n. pl. [NL.] (Bot.)

Definition: A family of fungi constituting the order Melanconiales. -- Mel`an*co`ni*a"ceous (#), a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CYTOMEGALOVIRUS

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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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