SQUAWBUSH

squawbush, squaw-bush, skunkbush, Rhus trilobata

(noun) deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

squawbush (plural squawbushes)

The deciduous shrub Cornus amomum.

The shrub Rhus trilobata.

Source: Wiktionary



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SUNGLASSES

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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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