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.
CHORISIS
Etymology
Noun
chorisis (uncountable)
(botany) The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.
Usage notes
• In collateral chorisis the parts are side by side. In parallel or median chorisis they are one in front of another.
Source: Wiktionary
Cho"ri*sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.
Note: In collateral chorisis the parts are side by side.
– In parallel or median chorisis they are one in front of another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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