Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
QUIRED
Verb
quired
simple past tense and past participle of quire
Source: Wiktionary
QUIRE
Quire, n.
Definition: See Choir. [Obs.] Spenser. A quire of such enticing birds. Shak.
Quire, v. i.
Definition: To sing in concert. [R.] Shak.
Quire, n. Etym: [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer, cayer, caĂŻer, F. cahier, a book of loose sheets, a quarter of a quire, LL. quaternus, quaternum, sheets of paper packed together, properly, four together, fr. L. quaterni four each, by fours, quattuor, four. See Four and cf. Cahier.]
Definition: A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth of a ream.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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