SEROTINY

Noun

serotiny (uncountable)

(biology) seed dispersal as a result of an ecological trigger, typically fire

The quality of being serotinous, requiring the heat of a wildfire to open.

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POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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