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.
INDEPENDENCY
independence, independency
(noun) freedom from control or influence of another or others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
independency (countable and uncountable, plural independencies)
(obsolete) Independence.
An independent territory or state.
Proper noun
Independency
(ecclesiastical history) The principle that each individual religious congregation is free from any external ecclesiastical control, as by a bishop.
Source: Wiktionary
In`de*pend"en*cy, n.
1. Independence. "Give me," I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!" Pope.
2. (Eccl.)
Definition: Doctrine and polity of the Independents.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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