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.
OINTMENTS
Noun
ointments
plural of ointment
Source: Wiktionary
OINTMENT
Oint"ment, n. Etym: [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr.F. oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a, and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E. word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. Anoint, Unguent.]
Definition: That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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