Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
DISBUD
disbud
(verb) destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
disbud
(verb) thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
disbud (third-person singular simple present disbuds, present participle disbudding, simple past and past participle disbudded)
(horticulture) To remove buds from a plant in order to promote growth and health in the remaining buds.
(veterinary) To remove horn-buds from a young calf, lamb or goat kid, to prevent growth of horns.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*bud", v. t. Etym: [See Bud, v.] (Hort.)
Definition: To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing the vital strength of a tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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