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SWIETENIA
Swie*te"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. Named after Gerard Van Sweiten, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species (Sweitenia Mahogoni), the mahogany tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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