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.
SERICTERIUM
Etymology
Noun
sericterium (plural sericteria)
(zoology) A silk gland, as in the silkworms.
Synonyms
• serictery
Source: Wiktionary
Ser`ic*te"ri*um, n. Etym: [See Sericeous.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A silk gland, as in the silkworms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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