Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
GROSGRAIN
grosgrain
(noun) a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
grosgrain (countable and uncountable, plural grosgrains)
A silk fabric having narrow, horizontal ribs.
A close-woven fabric (usually made from silk or rayon) having narrow horizontal ribs.
A ribbon made of this fabric.
Source: Wiktionary
Gros"grain`, a. Etym: [F. Cf. Grogram.]
Definition: Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread running crosswise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ODONTOGLOSSUM
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