PATENA

Pat"e*na, n. Etym: [LL.] (Eccl.)

Definition: A paten.

Pa*te"na, n. Etym: [Cf. Pg. patena a paten.]

Definition: A grassy expanse in the hill region of Ceylon.

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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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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