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.
TOMENTUM
tomentum, tomentum cerebri
(noun) a network of tiny blood vessels between the cerebral surface of the pia mater and the cerebral cortex
hair, fuzz, tomentum
(noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; “peach fuzz”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tomentum (plural tomenta)
(botany) A mass of filamentous hairs on the leaf of a plant.
(zoology) A covering of fine, soft hairs; a pubescence.
(anatomy) A network of fine blood vessels between the pia mater and the cerebral cortex.
Source: Wiktionary
To*men"tum, n.; pl. Tomenta. Etym: [L. See Tomentose. ] (Bot.)
Definition: The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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