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Autumnal: Teas harvested in autumn. The term is typically associated with teas from India and Formosa.

Flush: Cleanse a muscle by increasing the blood supply to it, removing toxins left in muscle by exertion.

Terza Rima: An italian stanzaic form, used by dante in his divina commedia, consisting of tercets with interwoven rhymes, aba bcb dcd efe ... And a concluding couplet rhyming with the penultimate line o . . . View Full Definition

Equinoxes: The two points in the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic; also, the times when the Sun crosses the equator at these points. The vernal equinox is the point . . . View Full Definition

Vernal Equinox: Taking place in the Northern Hemispheric spring, it is the point at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. Days and nights are most nearly equal in duration. It falls on or abo . . . View Full Definition

Equinox: The point at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator. Days and nights are most nearly equal in duration. In the Northern Hemisphere, the vernal equinox falls on or about March 20 . . . View Full Definition

Summer: Astronomically, this is the period between the summer solstice and the autumnal equinox. It is characterized as having the warmest temperatures of the year, except in some tropical regions. . . . View Full Definition

Autumn: The season of the year which occurs as the sun approaches the winter solstice, and characterized by decreasing temperatures in the mid-latitudes. Customarily, this refers to the months of Se . . . View Full Definition