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.
FUSIFORM
fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped
(adjective) tapering at each end
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fusiform (comparative more fusiform, superlative most fusiform)
(chiefly botany, zoology) Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.
Synonyms
• spindle-shaped
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"si*form, a. Etym: [L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F. fusiforme.]
Definition: Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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