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.
ANASTOMOSING
Verb
anastomosing
present participle of anastomose
Adjective
anastomosing (not comparable)
(mycology) Fused together in a vein-like network; used to describe mushroom gills that are interconnected with veins.
(geology) Networked into irregularly branching and reconnecting veins of ore.
Source: Wiktionary
ANASTOMOSE
A*nas"to*mose, v. i. [imp. p. p. Anastomozed; p. pr. Anastomosing.] Etym: [Cf. F. anastomoser, fr. anastomose. See Anastomosis.] (Anat. & Bot.)
Definition: To inosculate; to intercommunicate by anastomosis, as the arteries and veins. The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing network of its vessels. I. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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