Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
URANUS
Uranus
(noun) a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 7th planet from the sun has a blue-green color and many satellites; “Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781”
Ouranos, Uranus
(noun) (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
Source: WordNet® 3.1
U"ra*nus (-nûs), n. Etym: [L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. Uranium.]
1. (Gr. Myth.)
Definition: The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: One of the primary planets. It is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years.
Note: This planet has also been called Herschel, from Sir William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named it Georgium Sidus, in honor of George III., then King of England.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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