The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MULTISERIAL
Etymology
Adjective
multiserial (not comparable)
(zoology, botany) Arranged in multiple rows
Coordinate terms
• pauciserial
• uniserial
Source: Wiktionary
Mul`ti*se"ri*al, a. Etym: [Multi- + serial.] (Bot.)
Definition: Arranged in many rows, or series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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