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.
DEVASTATE
devastate
(verb) overwhelm or overpower; “He was devastated by his grief when his son died”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
devastate (third-person singular simple present devastates, present participle devastating, simple past and past participle devastated)
To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.
Synonyms
• (to lay waste) decimate (sometimes proscribed); destroy; raze (to structures); ruin
Source: Wiktionary
Dev"as*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating.] Etym: [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast.]
Definition: To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.
Syn.
– To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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