Monotropa, genus Monotropa
(noun) leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Mo*not"ro*pa, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
