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.
rote, rote learning
(noun) memorization by repetition
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rote (uncountable)
Mechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
• Commonly found in the phrase “by rote” and in attributive use: “rote learning”, “rote memorization”, and so on.
• Often used pejoratively in comparison with “deeper” learning that leads to “understanding”.
rote (comparative more rote, superlative most rote)
By repetition or practice.
rote (third-person singular simple present rotes, present participle roting, simple past and past participle roted)
(obsolete) To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate.
(transitive) To learn or repeat by rote.
rote (uncountable)
(rare) The roar of the surf; the sound of waves breaking on the shore. [from c. 1600]
rote (plural rotes)
(musical instrument) A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
synonym of crowd.
• tore
Source: Wiktionary
Rote, n.
Definition: A root. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Rote, n. Etym: [OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG. rotte, OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. Crowd a kind of violin.] (Mus.)
Definition: A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the hurdy- gurdy. Well could he sing and play on a rote. Chaucer. extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds, and rotes. Sir W. Scott.
Rote, n. Etym: [Cf. Rut roaring.]
Definition: The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the shore. See Rut.
Rote, n. Etym: [OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See Route, and cf. Rut a furrow, Routine.]
Definition: A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote. Swift. till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by rote. Chaucer. Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. Shak.
Rote, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roting.]
Definition: To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] Shak.
Rote, v. i.
Definition: To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] Z. Grey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
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.