Aug 23, 2017

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Wondrous Words Wednesday is a weekly meme where you can share new words that you’ve encountered or spotlight words you love. Visit BermudaOnion's Weblog to join in.

These words came from The Resurrector by Layton Green
1. fynbos - "...fynbos-draped valleys and mythical rock formations..."
  1. noun -a distinctive type of vegetation found only on the southern tip of Africa. It includes a wide range of plant species, particularly small heatherlike trees and shrubs.


2. phenomenology -  "... a renowned professor of religious phenomenology."
noun-
the philosophical study of observed unusual people or events as they appear without any further study or explanation. An example of phenomenology is studying the green flash that sometimes happens just after sunset or just before sunrise. (www.yourdictionary.com/phenomenology)

3. tetrodotoxins - "...tetrodotoxins derived from the puffer fish to sedate their victims."
noun - a potent poison that affects the nervous system. .
Found any unusual words in your reading?

8 comments:

  1. Wow, you found some big ones in that book. I thought I knew phenomenology, but I didn't. I'm glad you played along today.

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    1. I found even more that I couldn't re-find....

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  2. Love this idea. You know I'm a word nerd...

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    1. Every Wednesday. Lucky I'm reading a book right now that has lots of new to me words!

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  3. I've probably heard tetrodotoxins before but I'm not sure and couldn't remember the meaning. My husband was a huge nature tv watcher.

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  4. This is great meme I love unusual words. My favorite from this group is "tetrodotoxins."

    It seems that my spell check does not know the word :)

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