In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PILEORHIZA
Etymology
Noun
pileorhiza (plural pileorhizae)
(botany) A cap of cells covering the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.
Source: Wiktionary
Pi`le*o*rhi"za, n.; pl. Pilorhizæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A cap of cells which covers the growing extremity of a root; a rootcap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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