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.
DISBARK
Etymology
Verb
disbark (third-person singular simple present disbarks, present participle disbarking, simple past and past participle disbarked)
(transitive) To strip of bark.
(obsolete) To disembark.
Synonyms
• (strip of bark): bark, excorticate
Anagrams
• Drabiks
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*bark", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + bark a small ship: cf. OF. desbarquer, F. débarquer. Cf. Debark, Disembark.]
Definition: To disembark. Pope.
Dis*bark", v. t. Etym: [Pref. dis- + bark rind.]
Definition: To strip of bark; to bark. [R.] Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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