pewee, peewee, peewit, pewit, wood pewee, Contopus virens
(noun) small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Imitative, from its note.
pewee (countable and uncountable, plural pewees)
(countable) The common American tyrant flycatcher (of the genus Contopus).
(countable, US, dialect) A woodcock.
(uncountable) An American version of the children's game gilli-danda.
• pee-ew, weepe
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"wee, n. Etym: [So called from its note.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A common American tyrant flycatcher (Sayornis phoebe, or S. fuscus). Called also pewit, and phoebe.
2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.] Wood pewee (Zoöl.), a bird (Contopus virens) similar to the pewee (See Pewee, 1), but of smaller size.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 April 2025
(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
