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.
PENITENT
penitent, repentant
(adjective) feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
penitent
(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a person who repents for wrongdoing (a Roman Catholic may be admitted to penance under the direction of a confessor)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
penitent (comparative more penitent, superlative most penitent)
Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; feeling sincere guilt.
Doing penance.
Synonyms
• See also remorseful
Noun
penitent (plural penitents)
One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his or her transgressions.
One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
One under the direction of a confessor.
Synonyms
• penaunt
Hyponyms
• (one under church censure): consistent
Source: Wiktionary
Pen"i*tent, a. Etym: [F. pénitent, L. paenitens, -entis, poenitens, p.pr. of paenitere, poenitere, to cause to repent, to repent; prob. akin to poena punishment. See Pain.]
1. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses; repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of guilt, and resolved on amendment of life. Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. Milton. The pound he tamed, the penitent he cheered. Dryden.
2. Doing penance. [Obs.] Shak.
Pen"i*tent, n.
1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his transgressions.
2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one undergoing penance.
3. One under the direction of a confessor.
Note: Penitents is an appellation given to certain fraternities in Roman Catholic countries, distinguished by their habit, and employed in charitable acts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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