PHELLOGEN

Etymology

Noun

phellogen (countable and uncountable, plural phellogens)

(botany) The tissue of young cells that produces the phellem.

Synonym: cork cambium

Source: Wiktionary


Phel"lo*gen, n. Etym: [Gr. -gen.] (Bot.)

Definition: The tissue of young cells which produces cork cells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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CONSECRATION

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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.

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