There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
VERBENAS
Noun
verbenas
plural of verbena
Source: Wiktionary
VERBENA
Ver*be"na, n. Etym: [L. See Vervain.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain.
Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites. Brewer. Essence of verbena, Oil of verbena, a perfume prepared from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly called grass oil. See Grass oil, under Grass.
– Lemon, or Sweet, verbena, a shrubby verbenaceous plant (Lippia citriodora), with narrow leaves which exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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