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.
ARGILLIFEROUS
Etymology
Adjective
argilliferous (comparative more argilliferous, superlative most argilliferous)
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`gil*lif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. argilla white clay + -ferous.]
Definition: Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with argil. Kirwan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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