There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
QUAGMIRED
Etymology
Adjective
quagmired (comparative more quagmired, superlative most quagmired)
(of a road etc) Resembling a quagmire
(of a person or thing) Sunk in a quagmire
Verb
quagmired
simple past tense and past participle of quagmire
Source: Wiktionary
QUAGMIRE
Quag"mire`, n. Etym: [Quake + mire.]
Definition: Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. "A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access." Palfrey.
Syn.
– Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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