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.
DILUVIUM
Etymology
Noun
diluvium (plural diluviums or diluvia)
An inundation or flood; a deluge.
(geology) A deposit of sand, gravel, etc. made by oceanic flooding.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*lu"vi*um, n.; pl. E. Diluviums, L. Diluvia. Etym: [L. diluvium. See Dilute, Deluge.] (Geol.)
Definition: A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc., caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of glacial ice.
Note: The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of water is termed alluvium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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