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.
NONCOMBATANT
noncombatant
(adjective) member of armed forces whose duties do not include fighting as e.g. a chaplain or surgeon
noncombatant
(adjective) used of civilians in time of war
noncombatant
(noun) a member of the armed forces who does not participate in combat (e.g. a chaplain or surgeon)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
noncombatant (plural noncombatants)
Alternative form of non-combatant
Source: Wiktionary
Non*com"bat*ant, n. (Mil.)
Definition: Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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