According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
PLUTEUS
Pluteus, genus Pluteus, roof mushroom
(noun) a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pluteus (plural pluteuses or plutei)
(architecture) A low screen between columns, especially one that surrounds the choir of a church
(zoology) The free-swimming larvae of echinoderms.
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• pustule
Source: Wiktionary
Plu"te*us, n.; pl. L. Plutei, E. Pluteuses. Etym: [L., a shed.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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