There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
STRIGOSE
Etymology
Adjective
strigose (comparative more strigose, superlative most strigose)
(zoology) Having fine grooves, ridges, or streaks.
(botany) Having stiff hairs, pressed together.
Anagrams
• gorsiest, grossite
Source: Wiktionary
Stri*gose", a. Etym: [Cf. F. strigueux. See Strigil.] (Bot.)
Definition: Set with stiff, straight bristles; hispid; as, a strigose leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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