ASTOR

Astor, John Jacob Astor

(noun) United States capitalist (born in Germany) who made a fortune in fur trading (1763-1848)

Astor, Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor

(noun) British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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23 December 2024

QUANDONG

(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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