Coffee is among the most consumed beverages worldwide. According to Statista, an average person consumes roughly 42.6 liters of coffee per year.
HYALONEMA
Hy`a*lo*ne"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species (H. Sieboldii), called glass-rope, has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled
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