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.
BOXEN
Etymology 1
Adjective
boxen (comparative more boxen, superlative most boxen)
Made of boxwood.
Resembling box (the wood).
Etymology 2
From humorous portmanteau of "box" ("computer") and "oxen"
Noun
boxen
(non-standard, humorous) plural of box
Anagrams
• Xbone
Source: Wiktionary
Box"en, a.
Definition: Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box (Buxus). [R.] The faded hue of sapless boxen leaves. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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