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.
MISCARRIED
MISCARRY
miscarry
(verb) suffer a miscarriage
fail, go wrong, miscarry
(verb) be unsuccessful; “Where do today’s public schools fail?”; “The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
miscarried
simple past tense and past participle of miscarry
Source: Wiktionary
MISCARRY
Mis*car"ry, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Miscarried; p. pr. & vb. n. Miscarrying.]
1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. Shak. The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. Shak.
2. To bring forth young before the proper time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
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