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.
CONCEDED
Verb
conceded
simple past tense and past participle of concede
Source: Wiktionary
CONCEDE
Con*cede", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conceded; p. pr. & vb. n. Conceding.] Etym: [L. concedere, concessum; con- + cedere to go along, give way, yield: cf. F. concéder. See Cede.]
1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as. to concede the point in question. Boyle.
2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.
3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge. We concede that their citizens were those who lived under different forms. Burke.
Syn.
– To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.
Con*cede", v. i.
Definition: To yield or make concession. I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she prayed concession at our feet. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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