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.
PENTACRINUS
Pen*tac"ri*nus, n. Etym: [NL. See Penta-, and Crinum.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of large, stalked crinoids, of which several species occur in deep water among the West Indies and elsewhere.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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