“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
NECTOSTEM
Nec"to*stem, n. Etym: [Gr. stem.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the Siphonophora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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