Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
BABASSU
babassu, babassu palm, coco de macao, Orbignya phalerata, Orbignya spesiosa, Orbignya martiana
(noun) tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
babassu (plural babassus)
A tall Brazilian feather palm, Attalea speciosa, having hard-shelled nuts that yield an edible oil.
Synonyms
• coco de macao
Source: Wiktionary
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