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.
ENVIRON
surround, environ, ring, skirt, border
(verb) extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; “The forest surrounds my property”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
environ (plural environs)
(especially in plural) A surrounding area
Verb
environ (third-person singular simple present environs, present participle environing, simple past and past participle environed)
To surround; to encircle.
Source: Wiktionary
En*vi"ron, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Environed; p. pr. & vb. n. Environing.] Etym: [F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. Veer.]
Definition: To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop. Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed. Spenser. Environed he was with many foes. Shak. Environ me with darkness whilst I write. Donne.
En*vi"ron, adv. Etym: [F.]
Definition: About; around. [Obs.] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. Fairfax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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