Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
STRUGGLED
Verb
struggled
simple past tense and past participle of struggle
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STRUGGLE
Strug"gle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Struggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Struggling.] Etym: [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj to stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to stroke, to strike, Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to stumble. Cf. Stroll.]
1. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body.
2. To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend forcibly; as, to struggle to save one's life; to struggle with the waves; to struggle with adversity. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it [Gettysburg] far above our power to add or detract. Lincoln.
3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in any kind of difficulty or distress. 'T is wisdom to beware, And better shun the bait than struggle in the snare. Dryden.
Syn.
– To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.
Strug"gle, n.
1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body; agony; distress.
2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to avert an evil. Macaulay.
3. Contest; contention; strife. An honest might look upon the struggle with indifference. Addison.
Syn.
– Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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