Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
COCCOLITH
Etymology 1
Noun
coccolith (plural coccoliths)
(biology) A microscopic skeletal plate of calcite on the surface of certain marine phytoplankton; it forms chalk and limestone when fossilized
Etymology 2
Noun
coccolith (plural coccoliths)
(mineral) Alternative form of coccolite (“diopside”)
Source: Wiktionary
Coc"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lith.] (Biol.)
Definition: One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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