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.
FRECKLE
freckle, lentigo
(noun) a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
freckle
(verb) mark with freckles
freckle
(verb) become freckled; “I freckle easily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
freckle (plural freckles)
A small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
Any small spot or discoloration.
(Australia) A small sweet consisting of a flattish mound of chocolate covered in hundreds and thousands.
(Australia, slang) The anus.
Synonyms
• ephelis
• lentigo
Verb
freckle (third-person singular simple present freckles, present participle freckling, simple past and past participle freckled)
(transitive) To cover with freckles.
(intransitive) To become covered with freckles.
Anagrams
• flecker
Source: Wiktionary
Freck"le, n. Etym: [Dim., from the same root as freak, v. t.]
1. A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin, particularly on the face, neck, or hands.
2. Any small spot or discoloration.
Frec"kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freckled; p. pr. & vb. n. Freckling.]
Definition: To spinkle or mark with freckle or small discolored spots; to spot.
Frec"kle, v. i.
Definition: To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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