Greek rhitidoma-wrinkle, from rhitidoun-to wrinkle, from rhytid-, rhytis-wrinkle
rhytidome (usually uncountable, plural rhytidomes)
(botany) The dead layers of plant bark (undergoing or having undergone secondary growth) external to that of the last formed periderm .
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18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
