There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
COMMENDATORY
Etymology
Adjective
commendatory (comparative more commendatory, superlative most commendatory)
Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary.
Holding a benefice in commendam.
Noun
commendatory (plural commendatories)
(obsolete) That which commends; a commendation; eulogy.
Source: Wiktionary
Com*mend"a*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. commendatorius.]
1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." Pope.
2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory bishop. Burke. Commendatory prayer (Book of Common Prayer), a prayer read over the dying. "The commendatory prayer was said for him, and, as it ended, he [William III.] died." Bp. Burnet.
Com*mend"a*to*ry, n.
Definition: A commendation; eulogy. [R.] "Commendatories to our affection." Sharp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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