pseudobulb
(noun) a solid bulblike enlargement of the stem of some orchids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pseudobulb (plural pseudobulbs)
A storage organ in orchids, derived from the part of a stem between two leaf nodes.
Source: Wiktionary
Pseu"do-bulb`, n. Etym: [Pseudo- + bulb.] (Bot.)
Definition: An aërial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic orchidaceous plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
