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.
PHYLLOXERA
Phylloxera, genus Phylloxera
(noun) type genus of the Phylloxeridae: plant lice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phylloxera (plural phylloxeras or phylloxerae)
An aphid, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this aphid. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
• (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae): Phylloxera vastatrix (invalid)
Source: Wiktionary
Phyl`lox*e"ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe.
Note: It exists in several forms, some of which are winged, other wingless. One form produces galls on the leaves and twigs, another affects the roots, causing galls or swellings, and often killing the vine.
2. The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just described.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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