PRINCEWOOD

princewood, Spanish elm, Cordia gerascanthus

(noun) tropical American timber tree

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Prince"wood`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The wood of two small tropical American trees (Hamelia ventricosa, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish, veined with lighter color.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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MONASTICISM

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An article published in Harvard Menโ€™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.

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