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.
DEHISCENT
dehiscent
(adjective) (of e.g. fruits and anthers) opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dehiscent (comparative more dehiscent, superlative most dehiscent)
(medicine) Of or pertaining to dehiscence, i.e, a rupture, as with a surgical wound opening up, often with a flow of serous fluid
(botany) Which dehisces or presents dehiscence
Anagrams
• decentish
Source: Wiktionary
De*his"cent, a. Etym: [L. dehiscens, -entis, p. pr. Cf. F. déhiscent.]
Definition: Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as the capsule of a plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACCURATE
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
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