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.
GLISTERED
Verb
glistered
simple past tense and past participle of glister
Anagrams
• ridgelets, strideleg
Source: Wiktionary
GLISTER
Glis"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistering.] Etym: [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See Glisten.]
Definition: To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter. All that glisters is not gold. Shak.
Glis"ter, n.
Definition: Glitter; luster.
Glis"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. glistere.]
Definition: Same as Clyster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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