The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
PHLOEM
phloem, bast
(noun) (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phloem (plural phloems)
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot
Source: Wiktionary
Phlo"ëm, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from xylem.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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