According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
COCOBOLO
cocobolo, Dalbergia retusa
(noun) a valuable timber tree of tropical South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cocobolo (countable and uncountable, plural cocobolos)
An oily tropical hardwood from Central America.
(historical) An old South American coin.
Source: Wiktionary
Co`co*bo"lo, Co`co*bo"las, n. Etym: [Sp. cocobolo.] (Bot.)
Definition: A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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