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.
GLEBE
glebe
(noun) plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
glebe (plural glebes)
Turf; soil; ground; sod.
(historical) In medieval Europe, an area of land, belonging to a parish, whose revenues contributed towards the parish expenses.
(archaic) A meadow, land or fields
(mining) A piece of earth containing ore.
Usage notes
• A number of places are named Glebe.
Source: Wiktionary
Glebe, n. Etym: [F. glèbe, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land, soil.]
1. A lump; a clod.
2. Turf; soil; ground; sod. Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine. Milton.
3. (Eccl. Law)
Definition: The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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