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.
ALLICE
Etymology
Noun
allice (plural allices)
A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa). [from 17th c.]
Anagrams
• Callie, Clelia
Source: Wiktionary
Al"lice, Al"lis, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The European shad (Clupea vulgaris); allice shad. See Alose.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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