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.
LOVEBIRD
lovebird
(noun) small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus
(noun) small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lovebird (plural lovebirds)
Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
(metaphorical, usually, in the plural) One of the members of an openly affectionate couple.
Hyponyms
• black-cheeked lovebird, Agapornis nigrigenis
• black-collared lovebird (or Swindern's lovebird), Agapornis swindernianus
• black-winged lovebird (or Abyssinian lovebird), Agapornis taranta
• Fischer's lovebird, Agapornis fischeri
• grey-headed lovebird (or Madagascar lovebird), Agapornis canus
• Lilian's lovebird (or Nyasa lovebird), Agapornis lilianae
• red-headed lovebird (or red-faced lovebird), Agapornis pullarius
• rosy-faced lovebird (or peach-faced lovebird), Agapornis roseicollis
• yellow-collared lovebird (or masked lovebird), Agapornis personatus,
Source: Wiktionary
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