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.
COLOSSAL
colossal, prodigious, stupendous
(adjective) so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; “colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple”; “has a colossal nerve”; “a prodigious storm”; “a stupendous field of grass”; “stupendous demand”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
colossal (comparative more colossal, superlative most colossal)
Extremely large or on a great scale.
Synonyms
• (extremely large): enormous, giant, gigantic, immense, prodigious, vast
• See also gigantic
Source: Wiktionary
Co*los"sal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. cossal, L. colosseus. See Colossus.]
1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue. "A colossal stride." Motley.
2. (Sculpture & Painting)
Definition: Of a size larger than heroic. See Heroic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”
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