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.
EMBLAZON
emblazon, blazon
(verb) decorate with heraldic arms
color, colour, emblazon
(verb) decorate with colors; “color the walls with paint in warm tones”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
emblazon (third-person singular simple present emblazons, present participle emblazoning, simple past and past participle emblazoned)
(transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.
(transitive) To inscribe upon.
(transitive, heraldry) To draw (a coat of arms).
(transitive) To celebrate or extol as with deeds or merit.
Source: Wiktionary
Em*bla"zon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emblazoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Emblazoning.] Etym: [Pref. em- + blazon. Cf. Emblaze.]
1. To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See Blazon.
2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off conspicuously; to display pompously; to decorate. The walls were . . . emblazoned with legends in commemoration of the illustrious pair. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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