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.
PINNA
auricle, pinna, ear
(noun) the externally visible cartilaginous structure of the external ear
pinna, pinnule
(noun) division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pinna (plural pinnas or pinnae)
(anatomy) The visible part of the ear that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
(botany) A leaflet or primary segment of a pinnate compound leaf.
(zoology) A feather, wing, fin, or other similar appendage.
Anagrams
• PanIN, panni
Source: Wiktionary
Pin"na, n.; pl. Pinnæ, E. Pinnas. Etym: [L., a feather.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of Bipinnate leaf, under Bipinnate. (b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.
3. Etym: [L. pinna, akin to Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity.
4. (Anat.)
Definition: The auricle of the ear. See Ear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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