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.
DUTEOUS
dutiful, duteous
(adjective) willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; “a dutiful child”; “a dutiful citizen”; “Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
duteous (comparative more duteous, superlative most duteous)
(archaic) dutiful
(archaic) Obsequious; submissively obedient.
Source: Wiktionary
Du"te*ous, a. Etym: [From Duty.]
1. Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed; obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.
2. Subservient; obsequious. Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. Shak.
– Du"te*ous*ly, adv.
– Du"te*ous*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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