In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HETEROCARPISM
Het`er*o*car"pism, n. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in Amphicarpæa, in which besides the usual pods, there are others underground.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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