In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
LUCERNE
alfalfa, lucerne, Medicago sativa
(noun) important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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Noun
lucerne (uncountable)
(British) Alfalfa.
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Proper noun
Lucerne
A canton of Switzerland.
A city in Switzerland, the capital of the canton of Lucerne.
A census-designated place in Lake County, California, United States.
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"cerne, n. (Bot.)
Definition: See Lucern, the plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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