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.
FORESHADOW
bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
(verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen; “These signs bode bad news”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
foreshadow (third-person singular simple present foreshadows, present participle foreshadowing, simple past and past participle foreshadowed)
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance. [from 16th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Fore*shad"ow, v. t.
Definition: To shadow or typi Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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