In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HEXAGYNIA
Hex`a*gyn"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. hexagynie.] (Bot.)
Definition: A Linnæan order of plants having six pistils.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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