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.
OVERSTAY
overstay, outstay
(verb) stay too long; “overstay or outstay one’s welcome”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
overstay (third-person singular simple present overstays, present participle overstaying, simple past and past participle overstayed)
(intransitive) To remain present after the agreed or appropriate departure time.
(transitive) To remain present beyond the limits of.
Noun
overstay (plural overstays)
The act of staying too long.
Anagrams
• stay over, stayover
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*stay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overstayed or Overstaid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overstaying.]
Definition: To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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