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.
CULLIS
cullis
(noun) a gutter in a roof
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cullis (plural cullises)
(architecture) A gutter in a roof.
(architecture) A channel or groove, as for a side-scene in a theatre.
A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for someone who is ill or infirm; also, a savoury jelly.
Source: Wiktionary
Cul"lis (k, n. Etym: [OF. coleïs, F. coulis, fr. OF. & F. couler to strain, to flow, fr. L. colare to filter, strain; cf. LL. coladicium. Cf. Colander.]
Definition: A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids; also, a savory jelly. [Obs.] When I am exellent at caudles And cullises . . . you shall be welcome to me. Beau. & Fl.
Cul"lis, n.; pl. Cullises (-. Etym: [F.coulisse groove, fr. the same source as E. cullis broth.] (Arch.)
Definition: A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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