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.
NUMERATE
numerate
(adjective) able to understand and use numbers
numerate
(verb) read out loud as words written numbers
count, number, enumerate, numerate
(verb) determine the number or amount of; “Can you count the books on your shelf?”; “Count your change”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
numerate (third-person singular simple present numerates, present participle numerating, simple past and past participle numerated)
(transitive) to count
Synonyms
• (count): count, enumerate, number; see also count
Adjective
numerate (comparative more numerate, superlative most numerate)
Having the ability to understand numbers and perform arithmetic.
Antonyms
• (having the ability to understand numbers and perform arithmetic): dyscalculic, innumerate
Anagrams
• munerate, true name, true-name
Source: Wiktionary
Nu"mer*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Numerated; p. pr. & vb. n. Numerating.] Etym: [L. numeratus, p. p. of numerare to count. See Number, v.] (Arith.)
Definition: To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration; as, to numerate a row of figures.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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