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.
GONIDIUM
Noun
gonidium (plural gonidia)
(lichenology, phycology) A photosynthetic algal cell in the thallus of a lichen; a similar asexual reproductive cell in some algae.
(zoology) A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Source: Wiktionary
Go*nid"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zool.)
Definition: A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth of many Anthozoa.
Go*nid"i*um, n.; pl. Gonidia. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain lichens.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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