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.
PALLIATION
extenuation, mitigation, palliation
(noun) to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
palliation
(noun) easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
palliation (countable and uncountable, plural palliations)
The alleviation of a disease's symptoms without a cure; temporary relief.
Extenuation; mitigation.
Source: Wiktionary
Pal`li*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. palliation.]
1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated; extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults, offenses, vices.
2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. Bacon.
3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of being covered or disguised. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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