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.
OCCLUDE
obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up
(verb) block passage through; “obstruct the path”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
occlude (third-person singular simple present occludes, present participle occluding, simple past and past participle occluded)
(transitive) To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
(transitive) To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
Source: Wiktionary
Oc*clude", v. t. Etym: [L. occludere, occlusum; ob (see Ob-) + claudere to shut.]
1. To shut up; to close. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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