MELASTOMATACEAE

Melastomataceae, family Melastomataceae, Melastomaceae, family Melastomaceae, meadow-beauty family

(noun) a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals

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11 May 2025

MALLET

(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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