There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
OVARY
ovary
(noun) (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
ovary
(noun) the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ovary (plural ovaries)
(anatomy) A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova and in mammals secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
(botany) The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
Source: Wiktionary
O"va*ry, n.; pl. Ovaries. Etym: [NL. ovarium, fr. L. ovum egg: cf. F. ovaire. See Oval.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
2. (Zoöl. & Anat.)
Definition: The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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