There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
ACROCARPOUS
acrocarpous
(adjective) (of mosses) having the archegonia at the top of the stem
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
acrocarpous (comparative more acrocarpous, superlative most acrocarpous)
(botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`ro*car"pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.) (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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