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.
infest, overrun
(verb) invade in great numbers; “the roaches infested our kitchen”
infest
(verb) live on or in a host, as of parasites
invade, overrun, infest
(verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host; “the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
infest (third-person singular simple present infests, present participle infesting, simple past and past participle infested)
(transitive) To inhabit a place in unpleasantly large numbers; to plague, harass.
(pathology, of a parasite) To invade a host plant or animal.
• beride, plague
infest (comparative more infest, superlative most infest)
(obsolete) Mischievous; hurtful; harassing.
infest (uncountable)
(obsolete) Hostility.
• feints, finest, stefin
Source: Wiktionary
In*fest", a. Etym: [L. infestus. See Infest, v. t.]
Definition: Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.] Spenser.
In*fest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Infested; p. pr. & vb. n. Infesting.] Etym: [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed, hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere: cf. F. infester. See Defend.]
Definition: To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as, fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates. To poison vermin that infest his plants. Cowper. These, said the genius, are envy, avarice, superstition, love, with the like cares and passions that infest human life. Addison. And the cares, that infest the day, Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs, And as silently steal away. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2024
(adjective) tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; “a counselor tries not to be faultfinding”
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.