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.
HAWKWEED
hawkweed
(noun) any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
hawkweed
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hawkweed (countable and uncountable, plural hawkweeds)
Any species of plant of the genus Hieracium and its segregate genus Pilosella, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
Source: Wiktionary
Hawk"weed`, n. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their vision. (b) A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius). Loudon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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