Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
CRUMPLING
Verb
crumpling
present participle of crumple
Noun
crumpling (plural crumplings)
The act by which something crumples.
A crumpled shape or structure.
Source: Wiktionary
CRUMPLE
Crum"ple (krm"p'l), v. t. [imp & p. p. Crumpled (-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumpling (-plng).] Etym: [Dim. fr. crump, a.]
Definition: To draw or press into wrinkles or folds to crush together; to rumple; as, to crumple paper. They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently scanned every wrinkle that could be made. Addison.
Crum"ple, v. i.
Definition: To contract irregularly; to show wrinkless after being crushed together; as, leaves crumple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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