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.
AMPHISBAENA
Amphisbaena, genus Amphisbaena, Amphisbaenia, genus Amphisbaenia
(noun) type genus of the Amphisbaenidae
amphisbaena
(noun) (classical mythology) a serpent with a head at each end of its body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
amphisbaena (plural amphisbaenas)
(mythological creature) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
Source: Wiktionary
Am`phis*bæ"na, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either way. Milton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form, without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either way. See Illustration in Appendix.
Note: The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called an amphisbæna; but it belongs among the worms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
24 February 2025
ANOMALY
(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)
Coffee Trivia
