In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PLASTIDE
Plas"tid, Plas"tide, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Biol.)
Definition: A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon. Haeckel.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the many minute granules found in the protoplasm of vegetable cells. They are divided by their colors into three classes, chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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