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.
BIJOU
bijou
(noun) a small and delicately worked piece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bijou (plural bijous or bijoux)
A jewel.
A piece of jewelry; a trinket.
A small intricate piece of metalwork.
Etymology 2
Adjective
bijou (comparative more bijou, superlative most bijou)
(Polari) small, little (often implying affection)
(of a residence) small and elegant
intricate; finely made
Usage notes
Often used with -ette on the noun that it describes, as in the quotations given above, and bijou problemette.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*jou", n.; pl. Bijoux. Etym: [F.; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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