The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
POLYEMBRYONY
Noun
polyembryony (uncountable)
(botany) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.
(biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg.
Source: Wiktionary
Pol`y*em"bry*o*ny, n. Etym: [See Poly-, and Embryo.] (Bot.)
Definition: The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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