1 A fallen coast redwood will often send up new shoots, growing new trees off of its trunk. This is called a candelabra tree.  Redwoods and giant sequoias were used to build many of the original buildings in San Francisco, Oakland, and Sacramento in the latter 1800s.
gossypol. n. 1. (Biochemistry) a toxic crystalline pigment that is a constituent of cottonseed oil. [C19: from Modern Latin gossypium cotton plant + -ol 1 ].
Youâve heard of Gose. Itâs German, a sour beer. Pronounced Go-zuh, like the thing that wrecked New York in Ghostbusters. Reported to be between 200 and 1,000 years old, itâs sour and salty, amber, a low-ABV session beer (which means it both tastes bad and wonât get you sauced).