Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
BEDEVILING
Verb
bedeviling
(US) present participle of bedevil
Noun
bedeviling (plural bedevilings)
An act by which somebody is bedevilled; causing of trouble; harassment.
Source: Wiktionary
BEDEVIL
Be*dev"il, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedevilled (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedeviling or Bedevilling.]
1. To throw into utter disorder and confusion, as if by the agency of evil spirits; to bring under diabolical influence; to torment. Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew. Sterne.
2. To spoil; to corrupt. Wright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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