Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
PERISPERM
perisperm
(noun) the nutritive tissue outside the sac containing the embryo in some seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perisperm (plural perisperms)
(biology) The layer of nutritive tissue, derived from the nucellus, that surrounds the embryo of a seed in some angiosperms.
Source: Wiktionary
Per"i*sperm, n. Etym: [F. périsperme. See Peri-, and Sperm.] (Bot.)
Definition: The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is formed outside of the embryo sac.
– Per`i*sper"mic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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