Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
METRIFY
metricize, metricise, metrify, metricate
(verb) convert from a non-metric to the metric system
metrify
(verb) compose in poetic meter; “The bard metrified his poems very precisely”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
metrify (third-person singular simple present metrifies, present participle metrifying, simple past and past participle metrified)
To make verse.
(US, Canada) metricate
Source: Wiktionary
Met"ri*fy, v. i. Etym: [L. metrum meter + -fy: cf. F. métrifier.]
Definition: To make verse. [R.] Skelton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INCORPORATE
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
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