Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
FASCIATED
Verb
fasciated
simple past tense and past participle of fasciate
Adjective
fasciated (not comparable)
fasciate
Source: Wiktionary
Fas"ci*ate, Fas"ci*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. fasciatus, p.p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr. fascia band. See Fasces.]
1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.
2. (Bot.) (a) Banded or compacted together. (b) Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the stems of the garden cockscomb.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Broadly banded with color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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