“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
SCION
scion
(noun) a descendent or heir; “a scion of royal stock”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
scion (plural scions)
A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
The heir to a throne.
A guardian.
(botany) A detached shoot or twig containing buds from a woody plant, used in grafting; a shoot or twig in a general sense.
Trivia
One of three common words ending in -cion, the rest of which are coercion and suspicion.
Anagrams
• ICONs, Nicos, cions, coins, icons, sonic
Source: Wiktionary
Sci"on, n. Etym: [OF. cion, F. scion, probably fron scier to saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. Section.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker. (b) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting. [Formerly written also cion, and cyon.]
2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal stock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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