According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
CALLUSES
Noun
calluses
plural of callus
Verb
calluses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of callus
Source: Wiktionary
CALLUS
Cal"lus, n. Etym: [L. See Callous.]
1. (Med.) (a) Same as Callosity. (b
Definition: The material of repair in fractures of bone; a substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is ultimately converted into true bone and unites the fragments into a single piece.
2. (Hort.)
Definition: The new formation over the end of a cutting, before it puts out rootlets.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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