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.
SUBDIVISION
subdivision
(noun) the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
subsection, subdivision
(noun) a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
section, subdivision
(noun) a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); “he always turns first to the business section”; “the history of this work is discussed in the next section”
branch, subdivision, arm
(noun) a division of some larger or more complex organization; “a branch of Congress”; “botany is a branch of biology”; “the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages”
subdivision
(noun) an area composed of subdivided lots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
subdivision (countable and uncountable, plural subdivisions)
(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.
(countable) Such a piece that has been divided.
(countable) A parcel of land that has been divided into lots.
(countable) A group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area.
(Philippines) A gated community.
Verb
subdivision (third-person singular simple present subdivisions, present participle subdivisioning, simple past and past participle subdivisioned)
(uncommon) To separate something into smaller pieces.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`di*vi"sion, n. Etym: [L. subdivisio: cf. F. subdivision.]
1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.
2. A part of a thing made by subdividing. In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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