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.
EXOSTOSES
EXOSTOSIS
exostosis
(noun) a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
exostoses
plural of exostosis
Source: Wiktionary
EXOSTOSIS
Ex`os*to"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. exostose.]
1. (Med.)
Definition: Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. Coxe.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by disease.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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