According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
FASTIGIATED
Adjective
fastigiated (comparative more fastigiated, superlative most fastigiated)
Alternative form of fastigiate
Source: Wiktionary
Fas*tig"i*ate, Fas*tig"i*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit.]
1. Narrowing towards the top.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches of the Lombardy poplar; pointed.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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