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.
MASSASAUGA
massasauga, massasauga rattler, Sistrurus catenatus
(noun) pygmy rattlesnake found in moist areas from the Great Lakes to Mexico; feeds on mice and small amphibians
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
massasauga (plural massasaugas)
The rattlesnake Sistrurus catenatus (formerly Crotalinus catenatus) in the family Viperidae, found in three subspecies.
Synonyms
• Caudisona black rattlesnake (dated)
Source: Wiktionary
Mas`sa*sau"ga, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The black rattlesnake (Crotalus, or Caudisona, tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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