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.
ADDUCTION
adduction
(noun) (physiology) moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
adduction (countable and uncountable, plural adductions)
The act of adducing or bringing forward.
• I. Taylor
(anatomy) The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis; -- opposed to abduction.
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*duc"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. adduction. See Adduce.]
1. The act of adducing or bringing forward. An adduction of facts gathered from various quarters. I. Taylor.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: The action by which the parts of the body are drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to abduction. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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