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.
COMPT
Etymology 1
Adjective
compt (comparative more compt, superlative most compt)
(obsolete) neat; spruce
Etymology 2
Noun
compt
(obsolete) account; reckoning; computation
Verb
compt (third-person singular simple present compts, present participle compting, simple past and past participle compted)
(obsolete) To compute; to count.
Source: Wiktionary
Compt (kount, formerly kòmt; 215), n. Etym: [F. compte. See Count an account.]
Definition: Account; reckoning; computation. [Obs.] Shak.
Compt, v. t. Etym: [F. compter. See Count, v. t.]
Definition: To compute; to count. [Obs.] See Count.
Compt, a. Etym: [L. comptus, p. p. of comere to care for, comb, arrange, adorn.]
Definition: Neat; spruce. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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