As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
APHID
aphid
(noun) any of various small plant-sucking insects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aphid (plural aphids)
Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
Source: Wiktionary
A"phid, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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