According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
CYCAS
Cycas, genus Cycas
(noun) type genus of Cycadaceae: genus of widely distributed Old World evergreen tropical trees having pinnate leaves and columnar stems covered with persistent bases of old leaves
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
cycas (plural cycases)
(botany) Any member of the plant genus Cycas.
Source: Wiktionary
Cy"cas (s"ks), n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin. Linnæus derives it from one of the "obscure Greek words."] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees, intermediate in character between the palms and the pines. The pith of the trunk of some species furnishes a valuable kind of sago.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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