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.
RETROFLEXED
retroflex, retroflexed
(adjective) bent or curved backward
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
retroflexed
Bent in a posterior (backwards) direction, as the uterus
(phonetics) Being retroflex.
Source: Wiktionary
Re"tro*flex, Re"tro*flexed, a. Etym: [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
Definition: Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
RETROFLEX
Re"tro*flex, Re"tro*flexed, a. Etym: [Pref. retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]
Definition: Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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