sclerite
(noun) hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sclerite (plural sclerites)
(biology) A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.
• reticles, silcrete, terciles, tiercels, triscele
Source: Wiktionary
Scle"rite, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
