Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
corroded
(adjective) eaten away as by acid or oxidation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
corroded (comparative more corroded, superlative most corroded)
Damaged by corrosion.
corroded
simple past tense and past participle of corrode
Source: Wiktionary
Cor*rode" (kr-rd") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Corroding.] Etym: [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor + rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See Rodent.]
1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali. Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce it to a green- blue solution. Boyle.
2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
Cor*rode", v. i.
Definition: To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion. Corroding lead, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making white lead by a process of corroding.
Syn.
– To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.