An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
POMOLOGY
pomology
(noun) the branch of botany that studies and cultivates fruits
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pomology (usually uncountable, plural pomologies)
(botany) The study of pome fruit and of the cultivation of such fruit.
(botany) The study of fruit in general and of the cultivation of fruit.
A work or treatise written on this subject.
Coordinate terms
• fruticulture
Source: Wiktionary
Po*mol"o*gy, n. Etym: [L. pomum fruit + -logy: cf. F. pomologie.]
Definition: The science of fruits; a treatise on fruits; the cultivation of fruits and fruit trees.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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