GRIVET

grivet, Cercopithecus aethiops

(noun) white and olive green East African monkey with long white tufts of hair beside the face

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

grivet (plural grivets)

An Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.

Source: Wiktionary


Griv"et, n. Etym: [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia (Cercopithecus griseoviridis), having the upper parts dull green, the lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also tota.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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