Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
POLYPHYLETIC
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Adjective
polyphyletic (comparative more polyphyletic, superlative most polyphyletic)
(taxonomy) Having multiple ancestral sources; referring to a taxon that does not contain the most recent common ancestor of its members.
Source: Wiktionary
Pol`y*phy*let"ic, a. Etym: [Poly- + Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than one root form, or from many different root forms; polygenetic; -- opposed to Ant: monophyletic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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