mortiferous (comparative more mortiferous, superlative most mortiferous)
(now rare) Causing spiritual death. [from 16th c.]
Causing physical death; deadly, fatal, lethal. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. mortifier; mors, mortis, death + ferre to bring: cf. F. mortifère.]
Definition: Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a mortiferous herb. Gov. of Tongue.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
