PLAGIOTROPIC

Etymology

Adjective

plagiotropic (comparative more plagiotropic, superlative most plagiotropic)

(botany) Growing at an oblique or almost horizontal angle

Source: Wiktionary


Pla`gi*o*trop"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)

Definition: Having the longer axis inclined away from the vertical line.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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