Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
DICTYOGEN
Etymology
Noun
dictyogen (plural dictyogens)
(botany, dated) A plant with net-veined leaves and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenae, proposed by Lindley for the families Dioscoreaceae, Smilacaceae, Trilliaceae, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Dic*ty"o*gen, n. Etym: [Gr. -gen.] (Bot.)
Definition: A plant with netveined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos, belonging to the class Dictyogenæ, proposed by Lindley for the orders Dioscoreaceæ, Smilaceæ, Trilliaceæ, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation
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