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.
PLURAL
plural
(adjective) grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units
plural
(adjective) composed of more than one member, set, or kind
plural, plural form
(noun) the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
plural (comparative more plural, superlative most plural)
Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
(comparable) Pluralistic.
Synonyms
• manifold
• multiple
• morefold
• several
Antonyms
• singular
Noun
plural (plural plurals)
(grammar, uncountable) The plural number.
(grammar, countable) A word in the form in which it potentially refers to something other than one person or thing; and other than two things if the language has a dual form.
Usage notes
• Many languages have singular for one item and plural for more than one item. Some languages also have a dual form for two, a trial form for three, or a paucal form for several (e.g. Fijian). Other languages do not distinguish any of these categories.
• While the plural form generally refers to two or more persons or things, that is not always the case. The plural form is often used for zero persons or things, for fractional things in a quantity greater than one, and for people or things when the quantity is unknown.
• In English, the plural is most often formed simply by adding the letter "s" to the end of a noun, e.g. apple/apples. There are many exceptions, however, such as echo/echoes, mouse/mice, child/children, deer/deer (same word), etc.
Antonyms
• singular
Source: Wiktionary
Plu"ral, a Etym: [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more; cf. F. pluriel, OF. plurel. See Plus.]
Definition: Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or more; as, a plural word. Plural faith, which is too much by one. Shak. Plural number (Gram.), the number which designates more than one. See Number, n., 8.
Plu"ral, n. (Gram.)
Definition: The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or denotes more than one; a word in the plural form.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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