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.
INDURATES
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indurates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indurate
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INDURATE
In"du*rate, a. Etym: [L. induratus, p. p. of indurare to harden. See Endure.]
1. Hardened; not soft; indurated. Tyndale.
2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.
In"du*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indurated; p. pr. & vb. n. Indurating.]
1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.
2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render obdurate.
In"du*rate, v. i.
Definition: To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates by drying, and by heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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