Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
QUINTUPLING
quintupling
(noun) increasing by a factor of five
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
quintupling
present participle of quintuple
Source: Wiktionary
QUINTUPLE
Quin"tu*ple, a. Etym: [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple, L. quintuplex. Cf. Quadruple.]
Definition: Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold. Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used.
Quin"tu*ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quintupled; p. pr. & vb. n. Quintupling.] Etym: [Cf. F. quintupler.]
Definition: To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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22 September 2024
SPRINGBOARD
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
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