HANDPICK

Etymology

Verb

handpick (third-person singular simple present handpicks, present participle handpicking, simple past and past participle handpicked)

To pick or harvest by hand.

To select carefully and with individual attention.

Each year they handpick seven candidates for next year's committee.

Source: Wiktionary



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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.

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