Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
retrograded
simple past tense and past participle of retrograde
Source: Wiktionary
Re"tro*grade, a. Etym: [L. retrogradus, from retrogradi, retrogressus, to retrograde; retro back + gradi to step: cf. F. rétrograde. See Grade.]
1. (Astron.)
Definition: Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a planet. Hutton. And if he be in the west side in that condition, then is he retrograde. Chaucer.
2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course; contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to Ant: progressive. "Progressive and not retrograde." Bacon. It is most retrograde to our desire. Shak.
3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc. Bacon.
Re"tro*grade, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retrograded; p. pr. & vb. n. Retrograding.] Etym: [L. retrogradare, retrogradi: cf. F. rétrograder.]
1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to move, backward, as a planet.
2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as in morals or intelligence.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2025
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.