According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
SILPHIUM
Silphium, genus Silphium
(noun) tall North American perennial herbs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
silphium (plural silphiums or silphia)
(historical) A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
29 April 2025
CORRECTION
(noun) a drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases; “market runups are invariably followed by a correction”
Coffee Trivia
