PIERIDS

Noun

pierids

plural of pierid

Source: Wiktionary


PIERID

Pi"er*id, n. Etym: [See Peirides.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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