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.
CLAVIS
Etymology
Noun
clavis (plural clavises or claves)
(archaeology) A Roman key.
A device for restraint of the hands.
A glossary.
(biology) A key; an identification guide; a series of logically organized groups of discriminating information which aims to allow the user to correctly identify a taxon.
Synonyms
• (Roman key): key
• (device for restraint): shackles
• (glossary): glossary, idioticon, vocabulary
• (identification guide): conspectus, key
Anagrams
• Slavic, cavils
Source: Wiktionary
Cla"vis, n.; pl. L. Claves, E. Clavises. Etym: [L.]
Definition: A key; a glossary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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