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.
IRRISION
Etymology
Noun
irrision (countable and uncountable, plural irrisions)
(obsolete) The act of laughing at another; derision.
Source: Wiktionary
Ir*ri"sion, n. Etym: [L. irrisio, fr. irridere, irrisum. to laugh at; pref. ir- in + ridere to laugh: cf. F. irrision.]
Definition: The act of laughing at another; derision. This being spoken scepticè, or by way of irrision. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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