As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
ENATION
matrilineage, enation, cognation
(noun) line of descent traced through the maternal side of the family
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enation (plural enations)
(botany) A small outgrowth on the surface of a plant organ.
(botany, uncountable) The generation of such an outgrowth.
Synonyms
• (small outgrowth on a plant): gall
Anagrams
• Antoine, Etonian, Noetian, enantio-
Source: Wiktionary
E*na"tion, n. (Bot.)
Definition: Any unusual outgrowth from the surface of a thing, as of a petal; also, the capacity or act of producing such an outgrowth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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