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.
ENDEAR
endear
(verb) make attractive or lovable; “This behavior endeared her to me”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
endear (third-person singular simple present endears, present participle endearing, simple past and past participle endeared)
(obsolete) To make (something) more precious or valuable. [16th-17th c.]
(obsolete) To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of. [17th-19th c.]
(obsolete) To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate. [17th c.]
To make (someone) dear or precious. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
• bedear
Anagrams
• Andree, Dearne, earned, neared, readen
Source: Wiktionary
En*dear", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Endeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Endearing.]
1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king." Shak.
2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. [R.] King James I. (1618).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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