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.
DEHORN
dehorn
(verb) take the horns off (an animal)
dehorn
(verb) prevent the growth of horns of certain animals
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
dehorn (third-person singular simple present dehorns, present participle dehorning, simple past and past participle dehorned)
(transitive) To remove the horns from.
Synonyms
• poll
Anagrams
• -hedron, Horden, Rhoden, horned
Source: Wiktionary
De*horn", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dehorned; p. pr. & vb. n. Dehorning.]
Definition: To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth or the horns of (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See Dishorn. "Dehorning cattle." Farm Journal (1886).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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