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.
GLISTEN
glitter, glister, glisten, scintillation, sparkle
(noun) the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
glitter, glisten, glint, gleam, shine
(verb) be shiny, as if wet; “His eyes were glistening”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
glisten (third-person singular simple present glistens, present participle glistening, simple past and past participle glistened)
(intransitive, of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
Noun
glisten (plural glistens)
A glistening shine from a wet surface.
Anagrams
• Etlings, Tingles, lingets, niglets, singlet, sniglet, tingles
Source: Wiktionary
Glis"ten, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistening.] Etym: [OE. glistnian, akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E. glitter. See Glitter, v. i., and cf. Glister, v. i.]
Definition: To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild, subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.
Syn.
– See Flash.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NEGLECT
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
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