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.
GANGRENE
necrosis, mortification, gangrene, sphacelus
(noun) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
gangrene, sphacelus, slough
(noun) necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
necrose, gangrene, mortify, sphacelate
(verb) undergo necrosis; “the tissue around the wound necrosed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gangrene (countable and uncountable, plural gangrenes)
The necrosis or rotting of flesh, usually caused by lack of blood supply.
(figuratively) A damaging or corrupting influence.
Verb
gangrene (third-person singular simple present gangrenes, present participle gangrening, simple past and past participle gangrened)
(transitive) To produce gangrene in.
(intransitive) To be affected with gangrene.
(transitive) To corrupt; To cause to become degenerate.
Anagrams
• gangreen
Source: Wiktionary
Gan"grene, n. Etym: [F. gangrène, L. gangraena, fr. Gr. gras, gar, to devour, and E. voracious, also canker, n., in sense 3.] (Med.)
Definition: A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the soft parts in any stage.
Gan"grene, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Gangrened; p. pr. & vb. n. Gangrening.] Etym: [Cf. F. gangréner.]
Definition: To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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