The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
CAPITULUM
capitulum
(noun) an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
ear, spike, capitulum
(noun) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
capitulum, head
(noun) a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; “a head of cauliflower”; “a head of lettuce”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
capitulum (plural capitula)
(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*pit"u*lum, n.; pl. Capitula (. Etym: [L., a small head.]
1. A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat. Gray.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage.
Note: [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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