Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SPINIFEX
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
spinifex (plural spinifexes)
An Australian coastal grass, in genus Spinifex
(Australia) A coastal grass, either in genera Trioidia or Spinifex.
Source: Wiktionary
Spin"i*fex, n. [NL.; L. spina spine + facere to make.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of chiefly Australian grasses, the seeds of which bear an elastic spine. S. hirsutus (black grass) and S. longifolius are useful as sand binders. S. paradoxusis a valuable perennial fodder plant. Also, a plant of this genus.
2. Any of several Australian grasses of the genus Tricuspis, which often form dense, almost impassable growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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