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.
COCKADE
cockade
(noun) an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cockade (plural cockades)
A rosette or knot of ribbon worn in a hat, especially as an office or party badge.
(aviation) An emblem of concentric circles of different colours, identifying the country to which an aircraft belongs.
Synonym: roundel
Source: Wiktionary
Cock*ade", n. Etym: [F. cocarble, fr. coquard vain, OF. coquart, fr. coq cock, prob. of imitative origin. The ornament is so named from its resemblance to the crest of a cock. Cf. Coquette.]
Definition: A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer. Seduced by military liveries and cockades. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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