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.
BRAZILIN
Etymology
Noun
brazilin (uncountable)
A red pigment obtained from brazilwood.
Source: Wiktionary
Braz"i*lin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. brésiline. See Brazil.] (Chem.)
Definition: A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood, from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by alkalies. [Written also brezilin.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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