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.
AMETHYST
amethyst
(adjective) of a moderate purple color
amethyst
(noun) a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Amethyst
A female given name
Etymology
Noun
amethyst (plural amethysts)
A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
(uncountable) A purple colour.
(tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
Adjective
amethyst (comparative more amethyst, superlative most amethyst)
Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
Source: Wiktionary
Am"e*thyst, Etym: [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. améthyste, L. amethystus, fr. Gr. Mead.]
1. (Min.)
Definition: A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone. Oriental amethyst, the violet-blue variety of transparent crystallized corundum or sapphire.
2. (Her.)
Definition: A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat of arms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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