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.
DIVARICATION
divarication
(noun) branching at a wide angle
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
divarication (countable and uncountable, plural divarications)
A divergence of opinion.
The point at which branching occurs.
(botany) The growth habit of some low-growing shrubs; with wide angles where they diverge, the branches may interlace.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*var`i*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. divarication.]
1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a divergence.
2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in opinion. Sir T. Browne.
3. (Biol.)
Definition: A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of fibers at different angles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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