ULMACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

ulmaceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or pertaining to the family Ulmaceae of flowering plants, including the elm and zelkova.

Source: Wiktionary


Ul*ma"ceous, a. Etym: [L. ulmus an elm.] (Bot.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of which the elm is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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