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.
CLAVER
Etymology 1
Noun
claver (countable and uncountable, plural clavers)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chatter.
Verb
claver (third-person singular simple present clavers, present participle clavering, simple past and past participle clavered)
(UK, Scotland, dialect) To gossip or chit-chat.
Etymology 2
Noun
claver (uncountable)
Alternative form of clover.
Anagrams
• calver, carvel
Source: Wiktionary
Clav"er, n. [Obs.]
Definition: See Clover. Holland.
Clav"er, n.
Definition: Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. & North of Eng.] Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of their clavers. Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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