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.
HYPERSECRETION
hypersecretion
(noun) excessive secretion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hypersecretion (plural hypersecretions)
(endocrinology) Excessive secretion
Coordinate terms
• hyposecretion
• normosecretion
Source: Wiktionary
Hy`per*se*cre"tion, n. (Med.)
Definition: Morbid or excessive secretion, as in catarrh.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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