There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
HYPEROPIA
hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness
(noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hyperopia (countable and uncountable, plural hyperopias)
(pathology) A disorder of the vision where the eye focusses images behind the retina instead of on it, so that distant objects can be seen better than near objects.
Synonyms
• farsightedness
• hypermetropia
• hypermetropy
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`per*o"pi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Definition: Hypermetropia.
– Hy`per*op"tic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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