MELANORRHOEA

Mel`a*nor*rhoe"a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrhoea usitatissima is the lignum-vitæ of Peru, and yelds a valuable black varnish.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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