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.
PNEUMATOPHORE
pneumatophore
(noun) an air-filled root (submerged or exposed) that can function as a respiratory organ of a marsh or swamp plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pneumatophore (plural pneumatophores)
(zoology) A gas-filled sac or float of some colonial marine coelenterates, such as the Portuguese man-of-war.
(botany) An aerial root, in mangroves etc, specialized for gaseous exchange.
An apparatus consisting of a bag with a tube and mouthpiece, which may be attached to the body. The bag contains oxygen to be breathed by the wearer in rescue work in mines, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Pneu*mat"o*phore, n. Etym: [Pneumato- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Pneumonophora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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