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.
TROCHILI
Noun
trochili
plural of trochilus
Source: Wiktionary
Troch"i*li, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Trochilus.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A division of birds comprising the humming birds.
TROCHILUS
Troch"i*lus, n.; pl. Trochili. Etym: [L.trochilus a kind of small bird. Gr. to run.]
1. (Zoöl.) (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the known species. (b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets. [Obs.] (c) The crocodile bird.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: An annular molding whose section is concave, like the edge of a pulley; -- called also scotia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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