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.
CRUCIATES
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cruciates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cruciate
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CRUCIATE
Cru"ci*ate (kr"sh-t or -sht; 106), a. Etym: [L. cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux, crucis, a cross. See Cross.]
1. Tormented. [Obs.] Bale.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform.
Cru"ci*ate (kr"sh-t), v. t.
Definition: To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate. Bale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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