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.
STIMULANT
stimulant, stimulating
(adjective) that stimulates; “stimulant phenomena”
stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
(noun) a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
(noun) any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
stimulant (plural stimulants)
(pharmaceutical drug) A substance that acts to increase physiological or nervous activity in the body.
Something that promotes activity, interest, or enthusiasm.
Synonyms
• psychostimulant
Adjective
stimulant (not comparable)
(pharmaceutical effect) Acting as a stimulant.
Source: Wiktionary
Stim"u*lant, a. Etym: [L. stimulans, p.pr.; cf. F. stimulant. See Stimulate.]
1. Serving to stimulate.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: Produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts.
Stim"u*lant, n. Etym: [Cf. F. stimulant.]
1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites. His feelings had been exasperated by the constant application of stimulants. Macaulay.
2. (Physiol. & Med.)
Definition: An agent which produces a temporary increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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