The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
GYNODIOECIOUS
Etymology
Adjective
gynodioecious (not comparable)
(botany) dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers
Source: Wiktionary
Gy"no*di*oe`cious, a. Etym: [Gr. di.] (Bot.)
Definition: Dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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