BOTTLEBRUSH

bottlebrush

(noun) a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bottlebrush (plural bottlebrushes)

A cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean bottles.

Any of various trees or shrubs of the myrtle family, especially of the genera Callistemon and Melaleuca, native to Australia and adjacent areas, having spikes of flowers with numerous conspicuous stamens.

An uncommon cave formation resulting from a rise in water level such that a stalactite becomes immersed in water that is supersaturated with calcium carbonate, causing the stalactite to become coated with pool spar.

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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