There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PERISTALTICALLY
Etymology
Adverb
peristaltically (not comparable)
In terms of, or by means of, peristalsis.
Source: Wiktionary
PERISTALTIC
Per`i*stal"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. péristaltique.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Applied to the peculiar wormlike wave motion of the intestines and other similar structures, produced by the successive contraction of the muscular fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards; as, peristaltic movement.
– Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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