As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
CONCEPTACLE
Noun
conceptacle (plural conceptacles)
(obsolete) A cavity or receptacle, especially in the body.
(phycology) A cavity in some marine algae that contains the reproductive organs.
(botany) A pericarp of one valve; a follicle.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*cep"ta*cle, n. Etym: [L. conceptaculum, fr. concipere to receive. See Conceive.]
1. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. [Obs.] Woodward.
2. (Bot.) (a) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles. (b) One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of flowerless plants, especially of algae.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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