There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
PRECURSOR
harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor
(noun) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
precursor, forerunner
(noun) a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
precursor
(noun) a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
precursor (plural precursors)
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
Adjective
precursor (not comparable)
(telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.
Antonyms
• postcursor
Anagrams
• procurers
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*cur"sor, n. Etym: [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to run before; prae before + currere to run. See Course.]
Definition: One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its approach; a forerunner; a harbinger. Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all the storms and tempests of the soul. Buckminster.
Syn.
– Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen; sign.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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