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.
squamous (comparative more squamous, superlative most squamous)
Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
Synonyms: squamose, squamulose, Thesaurus:scaly
Antonyms: esquamulose, scaleless
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
Source: Wiktionary
Squa*mose" or, Squa"mous, Etym: [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.]
1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
5 February 2025
(noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order; “he wrote the manual on car care”
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.