Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
CARUNCLE
caruncle, caruncula
(noun) an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl’s wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
caruncle (plural caruncles)
A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
Coordinate terms: comb, cockscomb, crest, snood, wattle
A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds.
Synonym: elaiosome
Source: Wiktionary
Car"un*cle, Ca*run"cu*la, n. Etym: [L. caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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