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.
MUCIVORE
Mu"ci*vore, n. Etym: [L. mucus slime, mucus + vorare to devour.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An unsect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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