ZONATE

Adjective

zonate (not comparable)

(biology) Having or appearing to have multiple zones, such as of color or texture.

(biology) Having different colors, textures, or other patterns form a pattern of rings, bands, or stripes.

Source: Wiktionary


Zon"ate, a. (Bot.)

Definition: Divided by parallel planes; as, zonate tetraspores, found in certain red algæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 May 2025

THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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