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.
SUPPOSITORY
suppository
(noun) a small plug of medication designed for insertion into the rectum or vagina where it melts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
suppository (plural suppositories)
(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.
Source: Wiktionary
Sup*pos"i*to*ry, n.; pl. Suppositories. Etym: [LL. suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See Supposition.] (Med.)
Definition: A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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