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.
XYLEM
xylem
(noun) the woody part of plants: the supporting and water-conducting tissue, consisting primarily of tracheids and vessels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
xylem (plural xylems)
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
Source: Wiktionary
Xy"lem, n. Etym: [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)
Definition: That portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed, or will develop, into wood cells; -- distinguished from phloëm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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