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.
DESTROYED
destroyed
(adjective) spoiled or ruined or demolished; “war left many cities destroyed”; “Alzheimer’s is responsible for her destroyed mind”
destroyed, ruined
(adjective) destroyed physically or morally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
destroyed
simple past tense and past participle of destroy
Adjective
destroyed (not comparable)
(Ireland, informal) (particularly of a child) soiled, muddied, especially as a result of a fall or spill.
Source: Wiktionary
DESTROY
De*stroy", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Destroyed; p. pr. & vb. n. Destroying.] Etym: [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. détruire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. See Structure.]
1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and organic existence of; to demolish. But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves. Ex. xxxiv. 13.
2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to annihilate; to consume. I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation. Jer. xii. 17.
3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of; to kill. If him by force he can destroy, or, worse, By some false guile pervert. Milton.
Syn.
– To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin; throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate; deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See Demolish.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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