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.
FRUSTULE
Etymology
Noun
frustule (plural frustules)
(botany) The siliceous shell of a diatom.
Anagrams
• sulfuret
Source: Wiktionary
Frus"tule, n. Etym: [L. frustulum, dim. fr. frustum a piece: cf. F. frustule.] (Bot.)
Definition: The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its cover.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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