TIGEREYE

Ti"ger-eye`, n. (Min.)

Definition: A siliceous stone of a yellow color and chatoyant luster, obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament. It is an altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See Crocidolite.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANOMALY

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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.

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