There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
ABDUCTIONS
Noun
abductions
plural of abduction
Source: Wiktionary
ABDUCTION
Ab*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. abductio: cf. F. abduction.]
1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a carrying away. Roget.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
3. (Law)
Definition: The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the abduction of an heiress.
4. (Logic)
Definition: A syllogism or form of argument in which the major is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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