The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
ORGANOGENESIS
Etymology
Noun
organogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural organogeneses)
(biology) the formation and development of the organs of an organism from embryonic cells
Source: Wiktionary
Or`ga*no*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Organo- + genesis.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: The origin and development of organs in animals and plants.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: The germ history of the organs and systems of organs, -- a branch of morphogeny. Haeckel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 January 2025
FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
Coffee Trivia
