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.
SPATHE
spathe
(noun) a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spathe (plural spathes)
(botany) A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.
Anagrams
• Spaeth, apeths, pethas
Source: Wiktionary
Spathe, n. Etym: [L. spatha, Gr. spathe. See Spade for digging.] (Bot.)
Definition: A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix.
Note: The name is also given to the several-leaved involucre of the iris and other similar plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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