According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.
DEFOLIATION
defoliation
(noun) causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
defoliation
(noun) the loss of foliage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
defoliation (countable and uncountable, plural defoliations)
The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
Source: Wiktionary
De*fo`li*a"tion, n. Etym: [LL. defoliare, defoliatum, to shed leaves; L. de- + folium leaf: cf. F. défoliation.]
Definition: The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the falling or shedding of the leaves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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