There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
LUNATE
semilunar, crescent-shaped, crescent(a), lunate
(adjective) resembling the new moon in shape
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
lunate (comparative more lunate, superlative most lunate)
Shaped like a crescent.
Noun
lunate (plural lunates)
(archaeology) A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period
(anatomy) The lunate bone
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Source: Wiktionary
Lu"nate, Lu"na*ted, a. Etym: [L. lunatus crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr. luna the moon.]
Definition: Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MEGALITH
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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