Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
CHITTED
Verb
chitted
simple past tense and past participle of chit
Source: Wiktionary
CHIT
Chit, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. ci shoot, sprig, from the same root as cinan to yawn. See Chink a cleft.]
1. The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.
2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. A little chit of a woman. Thackeray.
3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]
4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. Knight.
Chit, v. i.
Definition: To shoot out; to sprout. I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had been thrown forth. Mortimer.
Chit, 3d sing. of Chide.
Definition: Chideth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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