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.
BADINAGED
Verb
badinaged
simple past tense and past participle of badinage
Source: Wiktionary
BADINAGE
Ba`di`nage", n. Etym: [F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly.]
Definition: Playful raillery; banter. "He . . . indulged himself only in an elegant badinage." Warburton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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