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.
LEPROSE
lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy
(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
leprose (comparative more leprose, superlative most leprose)
(biology) Covered with thin, scurfy scales.
Anagrams
• Lepores, elopers
Source: Wiktionary
Lep"rose`, a. Etym: [See Leprous.] (Nat. Hist.)
Definition: Covered with thin, scurfy scales.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOLICITOUSLY
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”
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