BYSSINE

Etymology

Adjective

byssine (comparative more byssine, superlative most byssine)

Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.

Source: Wiktionary


Bys"sine, a. Etym: [L. byssinus made of byssus, Gr.Byssus.]

Definition: Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance. Coles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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