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.
HOMODROMAL
Ho*mod"ro*mal, Ho*mod"ro*mous, a. Etym: [Homo- + Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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