Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
PILUS
pilus
(noun) hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
hair, pilus
(noun) any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; “there is a hair in my soup”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pilus (plural pili)
A hair.
(microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
(protein) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions
Synonyms
• (hairlike appendage): fimbria
Anagrams
• Pulis, pulis, pusil
Source: Wiktionary
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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