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.
CHERISH
Etymology
Verb
cherish (third-person singular simple present cherishes, present participle cherishing, simple past and past participle cherished)
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
To have a deep appreciation of; to hold dear.
Antonym: despise
(obsolete) To cheer, to gladden.
Conjugation
Etymology
Proper noun
Cherish
A female given name
Source: Wiktionary
Cher"ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cherished; p. pr. & vb. n. Cherising.] Etym: [F. chérir, fr. cher dear, fr. L. carus. See Caress, Finish.]
1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with care; to protect and aid. We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth her children. 1 Thess. ii. 7.
2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious principle. To cherish virtue and humanity. Burke.
Syn.
– To nourish; foster; nurse; nurture; entertain; encourage; comfort; protect; support; See Nurture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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