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.
LOZENGE
pill, lozenge, tablet, tab
(noun) a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet
lozenge
(noun) a small aromatic or medicated candy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lozenge (plural lozenges)
(shapes, heraldiccharge) A quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.
Synonyms: diamond (informal), rhomb, rhombus (most common in mathematics)
A small tablet (originally diamond-shaped) or medicated sweet used to ease a sore throat.
Synonyms: pastille, throat pastille, troche
Verb
lozenge (third-person singular simple present lozenges, present participle lozenging, simple past and past participle lozenged)
(transitive) To form into the shape of a lozenge.
(transitive) To mark or emblazon with a lozenge.
Source: Wiktionary
Loz"enge, n. Etym: [F. lozange, losange; perh. the same as OF. losengef flattery, praise, the heraldic sense being the oldest (cf. E. hatchment, blazon). Cf. Losenger, Laudable.]
1. (Her.) (a) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or escutcheon. Cf. Fusil. (b) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the shield which is used by men.
2. A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two obtuse angles; a rhomb.
3. Anything in the form of lozenge.
4. A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored, and often medicated.
– originally in the form of a lozenge. Lozenge coach, the coach of a dowager, having her coat of arms painted on a lozenge. [Obs.] Walpole.
– Lozenge-molding (Arch.), a kind of molding, used in Norman architecture, characterized by lozenge-shaped ornaments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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