The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
FISTULAR
fistular, fistulate, fistulous
(adjective) hollow and tube-shaped like a reed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fistular (comparative more fistular, superlative most fistular)
tubelike; resembling a hollow cylinder
having tubelike parts of this form.
Source: Wiktionary
Fis"tu*lar, a. Etym: [L. fistularis: cf. F. fistulaire.]
Definition: Hollow and cylindrical, like a pipe or reed. Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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