In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
AUBRIETIA
Etymology
Noun
aubrietia (plural aubrietias)
A creeping perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, Aubrieta deltoidea, grown as a groundcover and in rock gardens for its dense foliage and purple, pink or white flowers.
Usage notes
• The spelling aubrieta, while closer to the original spelling and the taxonomic name, is much less common in actual usage.
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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