Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
GAULTHERIA
Gaultheria, genus Gaultheria
(noun) widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
gaultheria (plural gaultherias)
(botany) Any of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
Source: Wiktionary
Gaul*the"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green (Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of Northwestern America (Gaultheria Shallon).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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