Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
VARIOLATION
variolation, variolization
(noun) the obsolete process of inoculating a susceptible person with material taken from a vesicle of a person who has smallpox
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
variolation (countable and uncountable, plural variolations)
(historical) The inoculation of a person with smallpox so as to induce a mild form of the illness and subsequent immunity to it.
Source: Wiktionary
Va`ri*o*la"tion, n. (Med.)
Definition: Inoculation with smallpox.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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