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Before you write me a paragraph about ethics, please study up on dendroconchogenesis and let the shell tree do its thing.
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UPDATED AND REFINED DEFINITION
Appearing to have a tall, fluffy-green, crossed-with-brown thriving form. Usually describes a tree, but can be used for other objects, such as corn or beans.
Word Breakdown:
“Dendro-” - Greek root meaning “tree/tree-like”
“-curvaceo-” - Part of “curvaceous”, derived from Latin root “curvus” meaning “curved/bent”
“-verdo-” - Latin root of “viridis” or Spanish root of the word “verde”, both of which mean “green”
“-marrono-” - Derived from French or Spanish “marron”, meaning “brown”
“-flouraceous” - Derived from the English word “flourish”, of which’s definition is “grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment”
Appearing to have a tall, fluffy-green, crossed-with-brown thriving form. Usually describes a tree, but can be used for other objects, such as corn or beans.
Word Breakdown:
“Dendro-” - Greek root meaning “tree/tree-like”
“-curvaceo-” - Part of “curvaceous”, derived from Latin root “curvus” meaning “curved/bent”
“-verdo-” - Latin root of “viridis” or Spanish root of the word “verde”, both of which mean “green”
“-marrono-” - Derived from French or Spanish “marron”, meaning “brown”
“-flouraceous” - Derived from the English word “flourish”, of which’s definition is “grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment”
The plant in my backyard I’ve been watching over is starting to look kind of dendrocurvaceoverdomarronoflouraceous…
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