An axon (from Greek á¼Î¾ÏÎ½ axÅn, Ã¡xÅn), axis is a, long slender projection of a nerve, cell or, neuron that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the'neuron s cell. body
Poppers: A bowl of deep-fried turkey testicles, cooked to a golden brown, are seen at the 30th annual Turkey Testicle Festival in Huntley, Illinois.
1845, introduced by John Lindley in School Botanty, from Modern Latin OrchideÃ¦ (Linnaeus), the plant's family name, from Latin orchis, a kind of orchid, from Greek orkhis (genitive orkheos) orchid, literally testicle, from PIE *orghi-, the standard root for testicle (cf. Avestan erezi testicles, Armenian orjik, Middle Irish uirgge, Irish uirge testicle, Lithuanian erzilas stallion).