In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
woodruff
(noun) any plant of the genus Asperula
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Woodruff
A surname.
woodruff (countable and uncountable, plural woodruffs)
Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.
• (herb): waldmeister, sweet woodruff, wuderove, Asperula odorata
Source: Wiktionary
Wood"ruff`, Wood"roof`, n. Etym: [AS. wudurofe. See Wood, n., and cf. Ruff a plaited collar.] (Bot.)
Definition: A little European herb (Asperula odorata) having a pleasant taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust. of Whorl.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 March 2025
(noun) magnet made of a substance whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the magnetic field applied to it
In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.