Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
columbites
plural of columbite
Source: Wiktionary
Co*lum"bite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. colombite. See Columbium.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a black color, submetallic luster, and high specific specific gravity. It is a niobate (or columbate) of iron and manganese, containing tantalate of iron; -- first found in New England.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; “‘Are you really happy with him,’ asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.