Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PLANETARY
global, planetary, world, worldwide, world-wide
(adjective) involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; “global war”; “global monetary policy”; “neither national nor continental but planetary”; “a world crisis”; “of worldwide significance”
erratic, planetary, wandering
(adjective) having no fixed course; “an erratic comet”; “his life followed a wandering course”; “a planetary vagabond”
planetal, planetary
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets; “planetary motion”; “planetary year”
planetary, terrestrial
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; “planetary rumblings and eructations”- L.C.Eiseley; “the planetary tilt”; “this terrestrial ball”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
planetary (not comparable)
(astronomy) Of, or relating to planets, or the orbital motion of planets.
Of, or relating to the Earth; terrestrial.
Of, or relating to the whole Earth; global.
Synonym: global
(of a gear train) epicyclic
Synonym: epicyclic
Noun
planetary (plural planetaries)
A planetary nebula.
Source: Wiktionary
Plan"et*a*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer, F. planétaire planetary. See Planet.]
1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.
2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.
3. (Astrol.)
Definition: Under the dominion or influence of a planet. "Skilled in the planetary hours." Drayton.
4. Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." Shak.
5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving; wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." Fuller. Planetary days, the days of the week as shared among the planets known to the ancients, each having its day. Hutton.
– Planetary nebula, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like that of a planet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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