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.
RETRORSE
retrorse
(adjective) bent or curved backward or downward; “leaves with retrorse barbs”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
retrorse (comparative more retrorse, superlative most retrorse)
Bent backward or downward.
Anagrams
• Terreros, resorter, restorer
Source: Wiktionary
Re*trorse", a. Etym: [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. Retrovert.]
Definition: Bent backward or downward.
– Re*trorse"ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FUNERAL
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