Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
COPAIBAS
Noun
copaibas
plural of copaiba
Source: Wiktionary
COPAIBA
Co*pai"ba, Co*pai"va, n. Etym: [Sp. & Pg., fr. Brazil. cupaúba.] (Med.)
Definition: A more or less viscid, vellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also balsam of copaiba. [Written also capivi.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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