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.
EYALET
Etymology
Noun
eyalet (plural eyalets)
(historical) A former administrative division or province of the Ottoman Empire.
Synonyms
• vilayet
Source: Wiktionary
E`ya*let", n. Etym: [Turk.,fr. Ar.iyalah.]
Definition: Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a vilayet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RECREANT
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