The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
Mandragora, genus Mandragora
(noun) a genus of stemless herbs of the family Solanaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mandragora (countable and uncountable, plural mandragoras)
Mandrake (genus Mandragora); often specifically mandrake root, traditionally used as a narcotic.
A kind of tiny dragon immune to fire.
• (mandrake plant): mandrake
• (dragon): mandrake
Source: Wiktionary
Man*drag"o*ra, n. Etym: [L., mandragoras the mandrake.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants; the mandrake. See Mandrake, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 June 2025
(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.