PEZIZOID

Etymology

Adjective

pezizoid (comparative more pezizoid, superlative most pezizoid)

(botany) Resembling a fungus of the polyphyletic genus Peziza, having a cuplike form.

Source: Wiktionary


Pez"i*zoid, a. Etym: [Peziza + -oid.] (Bot.)

Definition: Resembling a fungus of the genus Peziza; having a cuplike form.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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