There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
EXCRESCENCES
Noun
excrescences
plural of excrescence
Source: Wiktionary
EXCRESCENCE
Ex*cres"cence n. Etym: [F. excrescence, excroissanse, L. excrescentia excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere. See Excrescent.]
Definition: An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant. "Excrescences of joy." Jer. Taylor. The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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