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.
OBSTANCY
Ob"stan*cy, n. Etym: [L. obstantia, fr. obstans, p.pr. of obstare. See Obstacle.]
Definition: Opposition; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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