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.
MEDITERRANEAN
Mediterranean
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of or located near the Mediterranean Sea; “Mediterranean countries”
Mediterranean, Mediterranean Sea
(noun) the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
Mediterranean (comparative more Mediterranean, superlative most Mediterranean)
Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea and the region around it.
Proper noun
Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea.
The region surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: Wiktionary
Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an, a. Etym: [L. mediterraneus; medius middle + terra land. See Mid, and Terrace.]
1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.
2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.] Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime. Holland.
3. Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; as, Mediterranean trade; a Mediterranean voyage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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