In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CALYCANTHUS
Calycanthus, genus Calycanthus
(noun) a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
calycanthus (plural calycanthuses)
Any of the genus Calycanthus of sweetshrubs.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
13 February 2025
BREAK
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
Coffee Trivia
