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.
CAVILLOUS
Cav"il*ous or Cav"il*lous, a. Etym: [L. cavillosus.]
Definition: Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.]
– Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
12 June 2025
RAREFACTION
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
Coffee Trivia
