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.
ANTED
Etymology 1
Verb
anted
simple past tense and past participle of ante; alternative spelling of anteed
Etymology 2
Verb
anted
simple past tense and past participle of ant
Anagrams
• Dante, Tenda, atend, denat, denat., entad
Source: Wiktionary
ANTE
An"te-.
Definition: A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-, (only in comp.: cf. Answer, Along), G. ant-, ent- (in comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr. opposite, or in the place of.
An"te, n. (Poker Playing)
Definition: Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante) the game begins.
An"te, v. t. & i.
Definition: To put up (an ante).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STACCATO
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
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