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.
ENVOY
envoy, envoi
(noun) a brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry
emissary, envoy
(noun) someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
envoy, envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
(noun) a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
envoy (plural envoys)
(law) a diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
a representative.
a diplomat.
a messenger.
(poetry) Alternative spelling of envoi: a short stanza at the end of a poem
Synonyms
• (diplomatic agent of second rank): envoy extraordinary, minister plenipotentiary
Source: Wiktionary
En"voy, n. Etym: [F. envoyé envoy, fr. envoyer to send; pref. en- (L. in) + voie way, L. via: cf. F. envoi an envoy (in sense 2). See Voyage, and cf. Invoice.]
1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger; esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an ambassador.
2. Etym: [F. envoi, fr. envoyer to send.]
Definition: An explanatory or commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also in the French from, l'envoi. The envoy of a ballad is the "sending" of it forth. Skeat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 December 2024
QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee Trivia
