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.
APPRECIATION
appreciation
(noun) an increase in price or value; “an appreciation of 30% in the value of real estate”
admiration, appreciation
(noun) a favorable judgment; “a small token in admiration of your works”
taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
(noun) delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); “arrogance and lack of taste contributed to his rapid success”; “to ask at that particular time was the ultimate in bad taste”
appreciation, grasp, hold
(noun) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; “he has a good grasp of accounting practices”
appreciation
(noun) an expression of gratitude; “he expressed his appreciation in a short note”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
appreciation (countable and uncountable, plural appreciations)
A fair valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
Accurate perception; true estimation.
A rise in value.
Antonyms
• (rise in value): depreciation
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pre`ci*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. appréciation.]
1. A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.
2. Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors. His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character. J. R. Green.
3. A rise in value; -- opposed to depreciation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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