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.
HELIOTROPES
Noun
heliotropes
plural of heliotrope
Source: Wiktionary
HELIOTROPE
He"li*o*trope, n. Etym: [F. héliotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. Heliacal, Trope.]
1. (Anc. Astron.)
Definition: An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.
3. (Geodesy & Signal Service)
Definition: An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror.
4. (Min.)
Definition: See Bloodstone (a). Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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