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Word: timidest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...that produce alfalfa seed, wild bees are getting scarcer. In recent years, the yield of seed per acre has been steadily going down. Dr. Hixson has been crossing alfalfa strains, breeding them for gentleness of pistil. He hopes to develop flowers with so soft a wallop that even the timidest bee will not be afraid to alight on them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Lay That Pistil Down | 8/1/1949 | See Source »

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