PENTACOCCOUS

Pen`ta*coc"cous, a. Etym: [See Penta-, Coccus.] (Bot.)

Definition: Composed of five united carpels with one seed in each, as certain fruits.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PARSEC

(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years


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Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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