There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CHUFA
chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus
(noun) European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chufa (plural chufas)
Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
Synonyms
• chufa sedge, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, earthalmond
Anagrams
• fauch
Source: Wiktionary
Chu"fa, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.)
Definition: A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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