SCURFY

lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy

(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

scurfy

(adjective) having or producing or covered with scurf

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

scurfy (comparative scurfier, )

Characterized by scurf; covered with scurf.

Source: Wiktionary


Scurf"y, a. [Compar. Scurfier; superl. Scurfiest.]

Definition: Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling scurf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PARASITISM

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Coffee Trivia

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.

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