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.
RHAMPHOTHECA
Etymology
Noun
rhamphotheca (plural rhamphothecae)
A thin horny sheath of keratin on the outer surface of a bird's beak
Source: Wiktionary
Rham`pho*the"ca, n.; pl. Rhamphothecæ. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr (Zoöl.)
Definition: The horny covering of the bill of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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