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| Domain | Definition |
Botanical | The seeds, a source of meal, are parched to make a tea and used to make mushes that can be fermented. they are used for necklaces in San Blas (!). Bayano Cuna use the seeds medicinally (!). In Darien, they are said to be diuretic (!). Colombians use the roots to treat chronic headache (!). Chinese also use the plant medicinally. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: COIX LACHRYMA-JOBI |
| Non-English Usage: "COIX LACHRYMA-JOBI" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses. Latin (Job's tears). |
Proper Noun Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-c-h-i-i-j-l-m-o-o-r-x-y" | |
-5 letters: Cochliomyia. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 4F 49 58 4C 41 43 48 52 59 4D 41 2D 4A 4F 42 49 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01001111 01001001 01011000 00100000 01001100 01000001 01000011 01001000 01010010 01011001 01001101 01000001 00101101 01001010 01001111 01000010 01001001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C O I X   L A C H R Y M A - J O B I |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 004F 0049 0058 004C 0041 0043 0048 0052 0059 004D 0041 002D 004A 004F 0042 0049 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)37494358246353742525947351544493643 |
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