There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
ARAUCARIA
araucaria
(noun) any of several tall South American or Australian trees with large cones and edible seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name, after the Chilean province of Arauco.
Noun
araucaria (plural araucarias)
An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.
Noun
Araucaria (plural Araucarias)
A species of the genus Araucaria.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`au*ca"ri*a, n. Etym: [Araucania, a territory south of Chili.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are confined mostly to South America and Australia. The wood cells differ from those of other in having the dots in their lateral surfaces in two or three rows, and the dots of contiguous rows alternating. The seeds are edible.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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