There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
SESAMOID
Etymology
Adjective
sesamoid (comparative more sesamoid, superlative most sesamoid)
Resembling a sesame seed in size or shape.
Of or relating to a sesamoid bone.
Noun
sesamoid (plural sesamoids)
(anatomy) A sesamoid bone or sesamoid cartilage.
Source: Wiktionary
Ses"a*moid, a. Etym: [Gr. sésamoïde.]
1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or cartilages; sesamoidal. Sesamoid bones, Sesamoid cartilages (Anat.), small bones or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and pisiform in man.
Ses"a*moid, n. (Anat.)
Definition: A sesamoid bone or cartilage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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