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.
LIGNEOUS
ligneous
(adjective) consisting of or containing lignin or xylem; “ligneous (or woody) tissue”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ligneous (comparative more ligneous, superlative most ligneous)
Of, or resembling wood; woody.
(botany) Containing lignin or xylem.
Source: Wiktionary
Lig"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. ligneus, fr. lignum wood. Cf. Lignous.]
Definition: Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or resembling, wood; woody. It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous nature, will incorporate with the tree itself. Bacon. Ligneous marble, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble marble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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