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.
QUIESCENCY
quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
(noun) quiet and inactive restfulness
dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
(noun) a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; “the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quiescency (uncountable)
Quiescence: the state of being quiescent, or at rest
Usage notes
• Classified by Garner as a "needless variant" of quiescence: Garner's Modern American Usage, Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Source: Wiktionary
Qui*es"cence, Qui*es"cen*cy, n. Etym: [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See Quiesce.]
Definition: The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily and mental." H. Spencer. Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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