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.
GNEISSOID
Etymology
Adjective
gneissoid (comparative more gneissoid, superlative most gneissoid)
(geology) Having a structure similar to that of gneiss, or intermediate between that of gneiss and mica or granite
Noun
gneissoid (plural gneissoids)
(geology) A metamorphic rock having the composition of a laminated granite
Source: Wiktionary
Gneis"soid, a. Etym: [Gneiss+ -old.]
Definition: Resembling gneiss; having some of the characteristics of gneiss; -- applied to rocks of an intermediate character between granite and gneiss, or mica slate and gneiss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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