There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
DEGENERATION
degeneration, retrogression
(noun) passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form
degeneration, devolution
(noun) the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
degeneracy, degeneration, decadence, decadency
(noun) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
degeneration (usually uncountable, plural degenerations)
(uncountable) The process or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse.
(uncountable) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure.
(uncountable) Gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
(countable) A thing that has degenerated.
Synonyms
• (process or state of growing worse): decline, degradation, debasement, degeneracy, deterioration
• (gaming slang): nerf
Source: Wiktionary
De*gen`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dégénération.]
1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration. Our degeneration and apostasy. Bates.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: That condition of a tissue or an organ in which its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure; as, fatty degeneration of the liver.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of any class of animals or plants or any particular or organs; hereditary degradation of type.
4. The thing degenerated. [R.] Cockle, aracus, . . . and other degenerations. Sir T. Browne. Amyloid degeneration, Caseous degeneration, etc. See under Amyloid, Caseous, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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