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.
ACADEME
academia, academe
(noun) the academic world
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
academe (plural academes)
(historical) The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met. [from late 16th c.]
(poetic) An academy; a place of learning. [from late 16th c.]
Synonym: academy
(poetic) The scholarly life, environment, or community. [from mid 19th c.]
Synonym: academia
A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant. [from mid 20th c.]
Synonym: pedant
Usage notes
• Poetic references are often to āthe groves of Academeā, a translation of Horaceās inter silvas Academi.
Noun
Academe
Alternative spelling of academe
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`a*deme", n. Etym: [L. academia. See Academy.]
Definition: An academy. [Poetic] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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