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.
PRESBYOPIA
presbyopia, farsightedness
(noun) a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
presbyopia (usually uncountable, plural presbyopias)
Inability of the eye, due to ageing, to focus on nearby objects; farsightedness
Antonyms
• myopia
Source: Wiktionary
Pres`by*o"pi*a Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Med.)
Definition: A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which producepresbytia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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