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.
LAEVIGATE
Verb
laevigate (third-person singular simple present laevigates, present participle laevigating, simple past and past participle laevigated)
(hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of levigate.
Source: Wiktionary
Læv"i*gate, a. Etym: [See Levigate.] (Biol.)
Definition: Having a smooth surface, as if polished.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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