Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
MUCRONATE
Etymology
Adjective
mucronate (not comparable)
(biology) Terminating in a mucro (an abruptly tapering point or a sharp spine) such as at the end of a leaf.
Anagrams
• cornamute
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"cro*nate, Mu"cro*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. mucronatus, fr. mucro a sharp point: cf. F. mucroné.]
Definition: Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf.
– Mu"cro*nate*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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