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.
MYDALEINE
My*da"le*ine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Definition: A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation. Brieger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ENDLESSLY
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