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.
LACHRYMATORY
lacrimatory, lachrymatory
(adjective) relating to or prompting tears
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
lachrymatory (comparative more lachrymatory, superlative most lachrymatory)
Pertaining to or causing tears.
Noun
lachrymatory (plural lachrymatories)
(archaeology) A vase intended to hold tears, formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
Synonyms
• lacrimal
• lachrymal
Source: Wiktionary
Lach"ry*ma*to*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [Cf. F. lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)
Definition: A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in it. Called also lachrymal or lacrymal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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