The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ALSTROEMERIA
alstroemeria
(noun) any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
alstroemeria (countable and uncountable, plural alstroemerias)
Any member of the genus Alstroemeria of South American flowering plants, the Peruvian lilies.
Source: Wiktionary
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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