Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SAGITTAS
Noun
sagittas
plural of sagitta
Source: Wiktionary
SAGITTA
Sa*git"ta, n. Etym: [L., an arrow.]
1. (Astron.)
Definition: A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: The keystone of an arch. [R.] gwitt.
3. (Geom.)
Definition: The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string. [Obs.]
4. (Anat.)
Definition: The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Chætognatha.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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