Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
CRINUM
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
crinum (plural crinums)
Any of the genus Crinum of perennial plants with large showy flowers on leafless stems, which develop from bulbs.
Source: Wiktionary
Cri"num (kr"nm), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of bulbous plants, of the order Amaryllidace, cultivated as greenhouse plants on account of their beauty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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