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.
STRIATES
Verb
striates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of striate
Anagrams
• artistes, artsiest, stariest
Source: Wiktionary
STRIATE
Stri"ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Striated; p. pr. & vb. n. Striating.] Etym: [See Striate, a.]
Definition: To mark with striaæ. "Striated longitudinally." Owen.
Stri"ate, Stri"a*ted, a. Etym: [L. striatus, p.p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a channel.]
Definition: Marked with striaæ, or fine grooves, or lines of color; showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated crystal; striated muscular fiber.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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