The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
ABBESS
abbess, mother superior, prioress
(noun) the superior of a group of nuns
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abbess (plural abbesses)
A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. [First attested around 1150 to 1350]
(archaic, British slang) A woman who runs a brothel; a woman employed by a prostitute to find clients.
Synonyms
• (female superior of a nunnery): mother superior
• (woman who runs a brothel): bawd, Covent Garden abbess, lady abbess, madam
Source: Wiktionary
Ab"bess, n. Etym: [OF.abaesse, abeesse, F. abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See Abbot.]
Definition: A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the abbots have over the monks. See Abbey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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