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.
PLEURON
Etymology
Noun
pleuron (plural pleura)
(zoology) A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
Source: Wiktionary
Pleu"ron, n.; pl. Pleura. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the sides of an animal. (b) One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect. (c) One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LIGHT
(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”
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