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.
DISHERIT
Etymology
Verb
disherit (third-person singular simple present disherits, present participle disheriting, simple past and past participle disherited)
(obsolete) To disinherit.
Anagrams
• histerid, tiredish
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*her"it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disherited; p. pr. & vb. n. Disheriting.] Etym: [F. déshériter; pref. dés- (L. dis-) + hériter to inherit. See Inherit, and cf. Dusheir, Disinherit.]
Definition: To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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