There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
LAPIDATE
lapidate
(verb) throw stones at; “Pilgrims lapidate a stone pillar in commemoration of Abraham’s temptation”
stone, lapidate
(verb) kill by throwing stones at; “People wanted to stone the woman who had a child out of wedlock”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
lapidate (third-person singular simple present lapidates, present participle lapidating, simple past and past participle lapidated)
(transitive, legal) To throw stones or other objects at, as punishment, sometimes until death.
(transitive, figurative) To hurl insults at.
Synonyms
• (throw stones until death): stone
Source: Wiktionary
Lap"i*date, v. t. Etym: [L.lapidatus, p. p. of lapidare, fr. lapis stone.]
Definition: To stone. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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