There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
CROSSWORT
Etymology
Noun
crosswort (plural crossworts)
Crucianella stylosa, an ornamental plant.
Cruciata laevipes, the smooth bedstraw.
Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant of North America.
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"wort` (-wrt`), n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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