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.
SCAMMONY
scammony, Convolvulus scammonia
(noun) twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin
scammony
(noun) resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
scammony, Ipomoea orizabensis
(noun) tropical American morning glory
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
scammony (countable and uncountable, plural scammonies)
Convolvulus scammonia, a twining perennial bindweed native to the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin, whose juice has been used in medicine as scammonium.
The cathartic gum resin obtained from this plant.
Source: Wiktionary
Scam"mo*ny, n. Etym: [F. scammonée, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia).
2. An inspissated sap obtained from the rot of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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