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.
ALFILARIA
Etymology
Noun
alfilaria (uncountable)
common storksbill (Erodium cicutarium), a flowering plant of the family Geraniaceae.
Source: Wiktionary
Al*fil`a*ri"a, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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