UROCYSTIS

Urocystis, genus Urocystis

(noun) a genus of smut fungi belonging to the family Tilletiaceae

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

21 June 2025

SUFFOCATION

(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”


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Coffee Trivia

The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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