The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
CROSSWISE
crosswise
(adjective) in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross
crosswise
(adjective) lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; “a crosswise street”; “the crosswise dimension”
across, crosswise, crossways
(adverb) transversely; “the marble slabs were cut across”
crosswise
(adverb) not in the intended manner; “things are going crosswise”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)
crossing; lying across
Adverb
crosswise (comparative more crosswise, superlative most crosswise)
transversely; so as to lie across
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"wise` (-wz`), adv.
Definition: In the form of a cross; across; transversely. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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