XIPHIDIUM

Xi*phid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. xi`fos sword.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of plants of the order Hæmodraceæ, having two-ranked, sword-shaped leaves.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 December 2024

CHATTEL

(noun) personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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