According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
ADVENTIVE
adventive
(adjective) not native and not fully established; locally or temporarily naturalized; “an adventive weed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
adventive (comparative more adventive, superlative most adventive)
accidental
adventitious
(biology) Of a plant that is not native, but was introduced by humans to a place and has since become naturalized.
Noun
adventive (plural adventives)
A non-native plant that has become naturalized.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*ven"tive, a.
1. Accidental.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Adventitious. Gray.
Ad*ven"tive, n.
Definition: A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant. [R.] Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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