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.
CREDENCE
credenza, credence
(noun) a kind of sideboard or buffet
credence, acceptance
(noun) the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; “he gave credence to the gossip”; “acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
credence (countable and uncountable, plural credences)
(uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
(rare, uncountable) Credential or supporting material for a person or claim.
(religion, countable) A small table or credenza used in certain Christian religious services.
(countable) A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate on open shelves.
Verb
credence (third-person singular simple present credences, present participle credencing, simple past and past participle credenced)
(obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.
Source: Wiktionary
Cre"dence (kr"dens), n. Etym: [LL. credentia, fr. L. credens, -entis, p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF. credence. See Creed, and cf. Credent, Creance.]
1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit; confidence. To give credence to the Scripture miracles. Trench. An assertion which might easily find credence. Macualay.
2. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence; as, a letter of credence.
3. (Eccl.)
Definition: The small table by the side of the altar or communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed before being consecrated.
4. A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose.
Cre"dence, v. t.
Definition: To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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