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.
OPIATES
Noun
opiates
plural of opiate
Verb
opiates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of opiate
Anagrams
• atopies, petasoi
Source: Wiktionary
OPIATE
O"pi*ate, n. Etym: [From Opium: cf.F. opiat.]
1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium. Parr.
2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness. They chose atheism as an opiate. Bentley.
O"pi*ate, a. Etym: [See Opium.]
Definition: Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes. Milton.
O"pi*ate, v. t.
Definition: To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep. [R.] Fenton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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