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.
ORBATION
Or*ba"tion, n. Etym: [L. orbatio.]
Definition: The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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