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.
WHITETHORN
whitethorn, English hawthorn, may, Crataegus laevigata, Crataegus oxycantha
(noun) thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
whitethorn (plural whitethorns)
Crataegus monogyna, a hawthorn species native to Europe, northwest Africa and western Asia.
Bursaria spinosa, a small Australian shrub.
Vachellia constricta, formerly Acacia constricta, whitethorn acacia, a shrub in the family Fabaceae.
Ceanothus leucodermis, chaparral whitethorn, a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.
Source: Wiktionary
White"thorn`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The hawthorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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