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.
ELANCES
Verb
elances
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of elance
Anagrams
• Senecal, canelés, cleanse, enlaces, enscale, scalene
Source: Wiktionary
ELANCE
E*lance", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Elanced; p. pr. & vb. n. Elancing.] Etym: [F. élancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L. ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.]
Definition: To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.] While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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