PANNOSE

Etymology

Adjective

pannose (comparative more pannose, superlative most pannose)

(botany) Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woollen cloth.

Source: Wiktionary


Pan"nose`, a. Etym: [See Pannus.] (Bot.)

Definition: Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.

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