Friday, March 7, 2014

zoochory, qindars, xylogen


  • zoochory - (biology) The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by animals.
  • qindars - alternative spelling for qintars; (plural: qindarka or qintars) An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek.
  • xylogen - Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.

"He says he will likely return to the world of competitive Scrabble, where winning words can transcend anything a Toastmasters grammarian might present as the Word of the Day. For skeptics, Adams offers a handful of high-octane words that he's encountered in tournament play: lazulis, zoochory, qabalah, qindars, and xylogen." (Toastmasters Magazine, "What's in a Word?" by Patrick Mott)

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