PAPILLULATE

Etymology

Adjective

papillulate (not comparable)

(zoology) Having a minute papilla in the centre of a larger elevation or depression.

Source: Wiktionary


Pa*pil"lu*late, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having a minute papilla in the center of a larger elevation or depression.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NAUSEATING

(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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