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.
DISBUDDED
DISBUD
disbud
(verb) destroy undeveloped horn buds (of cattle)
disbud
(verb) thin out buds to improve the quality of the remaining flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
disbudded
simple past tense and past participle of disbud
Source: Wiktionary
DISBUD
Dis*bud", v. t. Etym: [See Bud, v.] (Hort.)
Definition: To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing the vital strength of a tree.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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