The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
NAIAD
naiad
(noun) (Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains
naiad, water nymph
(noun) submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
naiad (plural naiads or naiades)
(Greek mythology) A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
(entomology) The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.
Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.
Synonyms
• (mythology): river god
• (aquatic larva): instar, larva, nymph
• (aquatic plant): water nymph
Anagrams
• Aidan, Andai, Diana, IANAD, Ida'an, Nadia
Proper noun
Naiad
(astronomy) A moon of Neptune
Anagrams
• Aidan, Andai, Diana, IANAD, Ida'an, Nadia
Source: Wiktionary
Na"iad, n. Etym: [L. naias, -adis, naïs, -idis, a water nymph, Gr naïade. Cf. Naid.]
1. (Myth.)
Definition: A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
3. (Zoöl)
Definition: One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the order Naiadaceæ, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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