There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
ERODED
eroded, scoured
(adjective) worn away as by water or ice or wind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
eroded (comparative more eroded, superlative most eroded)
worn down or worn away.
Verb
eroded
simple past tense and past participle of erode
Source: Wiktionary
E*rod"ed, p. p. & a.
1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or irregularly toothed.
ERODE
E*rode", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Eroded; p. pr. & vb. n. Eroding.] Etym: [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See Rodent.]
Definition: To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the flesh. "The blood . . . erodes the vessels." Wiseman. The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the gun. Am. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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