MONOSTICHOUS

Etymology

Adjective

monostichous (not comparable)

(botany) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.

Source: Wiktionary


Mo*nos"ti*chous, a. Etym: [See Monostich.] (Bot.)

Definition: Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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.

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