Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PORTULACAS
Noun
portulacas
plural of portulaca
Source: Wiktionary
PORTULACA
Por`tu*la"ca, n. Etym: [L., purslane.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.
Note: Portulaca oleracea is the common purslane. P. grandiflora is a South American herb, widely cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or white, ephemeral blossoms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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