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.
CHTHONIAN
chthonian, chthonic, nether
(adjective) dwelling beneath the surface of the earth; “nether regions”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
chthonian (not generally comparable, comparative more chthonian, superlative most chthonian)
Pertaining to the underworld; being beneath the earth.
Source: Wiktionary
Chtho"ni*an, a. [Gr. in or under the earth, fr. , , earth.]
Definition: Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are supposed to have been primarily ghosts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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