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.
LIGNEOUS
ligneous
(adjective) consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; “ligneous (or woody) tissue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ligneous (comparative more ligneous, superlative most ligneous)
Of, or resembling wood; woody.
(botany) Containing lignin or xylem.
Source: Wiktionary
Lig"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous.]
Definition: Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody. It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous nature, will incorporate with the tree itself. Bacon. Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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