stevia
(noun) any plant of the genus Piqueria or the closely related genus Stevia
stevia
(noun) any plant of the genus Stevia or the closely related genus Piqueria having glutinous foliage and white or purplish flowers; Central and South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
stevia (plural stevias)
Any of the sweet herbs of genus Stevia, native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America and western North America. [from 19th c.]
Synonym: sweetleaf (US)
A sweetener, many times sweeter than an equal amount of sugar, extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, that can be substituted for sugar for some purposes.
The distinction between the herb and sweetener senses is often blurred.
• (any species of genus Stevia): candy leaf, sugar leaf, sweet honey leaf (Australia), sweet herb of Paraguay
• sative, save it
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
