As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
GORGONIANS
Noun
gorgonians
plural of gorgonian
Source: Wiktionary
GORGONIAN
Gor*go"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Gorgoneus.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific. The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral.
Gor*go"ni*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Gorgoniacea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Coffee Trivia
