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.
MAUNDED
Verb
maunded
simple past tense and past participle of maund
Anagrams
• demaund
Source: Wiktionary
MAUND
Maund, n. Etym: [AS. mand, mond.]
Definition: A hand basket. [Obs.] Herrick.
Maund, n. Etym: [Hind, & Per. man.]
Definition: An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
Maund, Maund"er, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.]
1. To beg. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.
2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently. He was ever maundering by the how that he met a party of scarlet devils. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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