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.
ACQUEST
Etymology
Noun
acquest (countable and uncountable, plural acquests)
(rare) Acquisition; the thing gained.
(legal) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance.
Usage notes
Bouvier, 1856, from which the Webster derives, uses the spelling acquets.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*quest", n. Etym: [OF. aquest, F. acquêt, fr. LL. acquestum, acquisitum, for L. acquisitum, p. p. (used substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See Acquire.]
1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [R.] Bacon.
2. (Law)
Definition: Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise than by inheritance. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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