PINWEED

Etymology

Noun

pinweed (plural pinweeds)

Any plant of the genus Lechea, low North American herbs with branching stems, and very small and abundant leaves and flowers.

Source: Wiktionary


Pin"weed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: Any plant of the genus Lechea, low North American herbs with branching stems, and very small and abundant leaves and flowers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.

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