The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
PRIMULACEOUS
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Adjective
primulaceous (not comparable)
(botany) Characteristic of the primrose and other plants of the order Primulaceae.
Source: Wiktionary
Prim`u*la"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to an order of herbaceous plants (Primulaceæ), of which the primrose is the type, and the pimpernel, the cyclamen, and the water violet are other examples.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ODONTOGLOSSUM
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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