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.
MUFTI
mufti
(noun) civilian dress worn by a person who is entitled to wear a military uniform
mufti
(noun) a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
MUFTI
Acronym of Minimum Use of Force and Tactical Intervention.
Etymology
Noun
mufti (countable and uncountable, plural muftis)
(countable, Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of shari’a law, who can deliver a fatwa.
(uncountable, AU, British, New Zealand) A civilian dress when worn by a member of the military, or casual dress when worn by a pupil of a school who normally would wear uniform.
Synonym: civvies
Source: Wiktionary
Muf"ti, n.; pl. Muftis. Etym: [Ar. mufti.]
Definition: An official expounder of Mohammedan law.
Muf"ti, n.
Definition: Citizen's dress when worn by a naval or military officer; -- a term derived from the British service in India. [Colloq. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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