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.
RECONSTRUCTION
reconstruction
(noun) the activity of constructing something again
reconstruction, reconstructive memory
(noun) recall that is hypothesized to work by storing abstract features which are then used to construct the memory during recall
reconstruction
(noun) an interpretation formed by piecing together bits of evidence
Reconstruction, Reconstruction Period
(noun) the period after the American Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
reconstruction (countable and uncountable, plural reconstructions)
A thing that has been reconstructed or restored to an earlier state.
The act of restoring something to an earlier state.
A result of an attempt to understand in detail how a certain result or event occurred.
Hyponyms
• type reconstruction (software)
Proper noun
Reconstruction
A period of the history of the United States from 1865 to 1877, during which the nation tried to resolve the status of the ex-Confederate states, the ex-Confederate leaders, and the Freedmen (ex-slaves) after the American Civil War.
Source: Wiktionary
Re`con*struc"tion (-strk"shn), n.
1. The act of constructing again; the state of being reconstructed.
2. (U.S. Politics)
Definition: The act or process of reorganizing the governments of the States which had passed ordinances of secession, and of reëstablishing their constitutional relations to the national government, after the close of the Civil War.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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AWRY
(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”
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