The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
RHODOSPERM
Rho"do*sperm, n. Etym: [Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a seed.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any seaweed with red spores.
Note: As the name of a subclass, Rhodosperms, or Rhodospermeæ, is synonymous with Florideæ (which see.)
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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