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.
ANISE
anise, aniseed, anise seed
(noun) liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors
anise, anise plant, Pimpinella anisum
(noun) native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anise (countable and uncountable, plural anises)
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc, for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
(US, often qualified as "sweet anise" or "wild anise") Fennel, Foeniculum vulgare.
Usage notes
• Although fennel is sometimes referred to as anise (even in books), such usage is considered incorrect and leads to confusion with true anise.
Anagrams
• Aisne, IESNA, Saine, Siena, asine, isnae
Source: Wiktionary
An"ise, n. Etym: [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum, anethum, fr. Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.
2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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