Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
SWIDDEN
Etymology
Noun
swidden (plural swiddens)
An area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it; slash and burn.
Verb
swidden (third-person singular simple present swiddens, present participle swiddening, simple past and past participle swiddened)
To clear an area of land by cutting and burning.
Source: Wiktionary
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