PARERGY

Par"er*gy, n. Etym: [L. parergon, Gr.

Definition: Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 December 2024

ACERVULUS

(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi


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Coffee Trivia

In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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