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.
GLEET
gleet
(noun) a thin morbid discharge as from a wound or especially chronic gonorrhea
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gleet (uncountable)
(obsolete, except Scots) Stomach mucus, especially of a hawk.
(obsolete, except Scots) Any slimy, viscous substance.
(vulgar, slang) A urethral discharge, especially as a symptom of gonorrhoea.
Verb
gleet (third-person singular simple present gleets, present participle gleeting, simple past and past participle gleeted)
To flow in a thin, limpid humour; to ooze, as gleet.
To flow slowly, as water.
Source: Wiktionary
Gleet, n. Etym: [OE. glette, glet, glat, mucus, pus, filth, OF. glete.] (Med.)
Definition: A transparent mucous discharge from the membrane of the urethra, commonly an effect of gonorrhea. Hoblyn.
Gleet, v. i.
1. To flow in a thin, limpid humor; to ooze, as gleet. Wiseman.
2. To flow slowly, as water. Cheyne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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