The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MURICOID
Mu"ri*coid, a. Etym: [Murex + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family Muricidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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