The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
Pyracantha, pyracanth, fire thorn, firethorn
(noun) any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pyracanth (plural pyracanths)
Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha having small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr"a*canth, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The evergreen thorn (Cratægus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 May 2025
(noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.