As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CANALICULUS
canaliculus
(noun) a small canal or duct as in some bones and parts of plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
canaliculus (plural canaliculi)
(anatomy) Any of many small canals or ducts in the body, such as in the bone, or in some plants
Source: Wiktionary
Can`a*lic"u*lus, n.; pl. Canaliculi. Etym: [L.] (Anat.)
Definition: A minute canal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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