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.
DIGRAPH
digraph, digram
(noun) two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
digraph (plural digraphs)
(graph theory) A directed graph.
Hyponyms
• multidigraph
Etymology 2
Noun
digraph (plural digraphs)
(computing) A two-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.
(linguistics) A pair of letters, especially a pair representing a single phoneme.
Hyponyms
• (linguistics: pair of letters): diphthong, ligature
Source: Wiktionary
Di"graph, n. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Two signs or characters combined to express a single articulated sound; as ea in head, or th in bath.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SINGSONG
(verb) move as if accompanied by a singsong; “The porters singsonged the travellers’ luggage up the mountain”
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