In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
triffid (plural triffids)
A fictional plant, able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger
(colloquial) Any of the anemones of the genus Aiptasia with poisonous tentacles, which are a pest in aquaria.
Any large, fast-growing and hard-to-remove weed, such as the flowering shrub Chromolaena odorata.
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11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.