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.
CONFIDE
confide
(verb) reveal in private; tell confidentially
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
(verb) confer a trust upon; “The messenger was entrusted with the general’s secret”; “I commit my soul to God”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
confide (third-person singular simple present confides, present participle confiding, simple past and past participle confided)
(intransitive, now rare) To trust, have faith (in).
(transitive, dated) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
(intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)
(transitive, intransitive) To say (something) in confidence.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fide", v. i. [imp. & p.p. Confided; p.pr. & vb.n. Confiding.] Etym: [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust. See Faith, and cf. Affiance.]
Definition: To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers. By thy command I rise or fall, In thy protection I confide. Byron. Judge before friendships, then confide till death. Young.
Con*fide", v. t.
Definition: To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to. Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States. Story.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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