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.
DEARTH
dearth, paucity
(noun) an insufficient quantity or number
dearth, famine, shortage
(noun) an acute insufficiency
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
dearth (countable and uncountable, plural dearths)
A period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
(by extension) Scarcity; a lack or short supply.
(obsolete) Dearness; the quality of being rare or costly.
Synonyms
• (period when food is rare): famine, shortage
• (scarcity): lack, paucity, scarcity
Anagrams
• Dehart, dareth, hatred, hetdar, thread
Source: Wiktionary
Dearth, n. Etym: [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See Dear.]
Definition: Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack of food on account of failure of crops; famine. There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. Acts vii. 11. He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. Shak. Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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