Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
DEFECTIONS
Noun
defections
plural of defection
Source: Wiktionary
DEFECTION
De*fec"tion, n. Etym: [L. defectio: cf. F. défection. See Defect.]
Definition: Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself; desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy; backsliding. "Defection and falling away from God." Sir W. Raleigh. The general defection of the whole realm. Sir J. Davies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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