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.
THYRSE
thyrse, thyrsus
(noun) a dense flower cluster (as of the lilac or horse chestnut) in which the main axis is racemose and the branches are cymose
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thyrse (plural thyrses)
(botany) A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.
(archaic) A thyrsus (staff with conical ornament).
Anagrams
• ethyrs
Source: Wiktionary
Thyrse, n. Etym: [Cf. F. thyrse.]
Definition: A thyrsus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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