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.
MEAD
mead
(noun) made of fermented honey and water
Mead, George Herbert Mead
(noun) United States philosopher of pragmatism (1863-1931)
Mead, Margaret Mead
(noun) United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
mead (usually uncountable, plural meads)
An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
(US) A drink composed of syrup of sarsaparilla or other flavouring extract, and water, and sometimes charged with carbon dioxide.
Etymology 2
Noun
mead (plural meads)
(poetic) A meadow.
Anagrams
• ADEM, ADME, Dame, Edam, MEDA, dame, made
Proper noun
Mead
A surname.
Anagrams
• ADEM, ADME, Dame, Edam, MEDA, dame, made
Source: Wiktionary
Mead, n. Etym: [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede, G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mjƶ, Dan. miƶd, Sw. mjƶd, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. Metheglin.]
1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. Chaucer.
2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]
Mead, n. Etym: [AS. m. See Meadow.]
Definition: A meadow. A mede All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. Chaucer. To fertile vales and dewy meads My weary, wandering steps he leads. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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