Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
ACQUIRED
acquired
(adjective) gotten through environmental forces; “acquired characteristics (such as a suntan or a broken nose) cannot be passed on”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
acquired
simple past tense and past participle of acquire
Adjective
acquired (not comparable)
(medicine) Developed postfetally; not congenital.
Source: Wiktionary
ACQUIRE
Ac*quire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acquired; p. pr. & vb. n. Acquiring.] Etym: [L. acquirere, acquisitum; ad + quarere to seek for. In OE. was a verb aqueren, fr. the same, through OF. aquerre. See Quest..]
Definition: To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own; as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad habits. No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step. Barrow. Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of representation, as his heir at law. Blackstone.
Syn.
– To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See Obtain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
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