There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
AMAUROSIS
amaurosis
(noun) partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amaurosis (countable and uncountable, plural amauroses)
Any form of blindness that is accompanied by no obvious change to the eye; often the result of disease of the optic nerve.
Synonyms
• drop serene
• gutta serena
Source: Wiktionary
Am`au*ro"sis, n. Etym: [Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A loss or decay of sight, from loss of power in the optic nerve, without any perceptible external change in the eye; -- called also gutta serena, the "drop serene" of Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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