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.
KNOBBY
knobby, knobbly
(adjective) having knobs; “had knobbly knees”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
knobby (comparative knobbier, superlative knobbiest)
Resembling a knob.
Having many knobs or knob-like projections.
Source: Wiktionary
Knob"by, a. Etym: [From Knob.]
1. Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances. Dr. H. More.
2. Irregular; stubborn in particulars. [Obs.] The informers continued in a knobby kind of obstinacy. Howell.
3. Abounding in rounded hills or mountains; hilly. [U.S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
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