acicula
(noun) a needlelike part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aciculae
plural of acicula
Source: Wiktionary
A*cic"u*la, n.; pl. Aciculæ. Etym: [L., a small needle, dimin. of acus needle.] (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
