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.
AMPLEXICAUL
Etymology
Adjective
amplexicaul (not comparable)
(botany, of leaves) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
Source: Wiktionary
Am*plex"i*caul, a. Etym: [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.] (Bot.)
Definition: Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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