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.
PREDICANT
Etymology
Adjective
predicant (comparative more predicant, superlative most predicant)
Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming.
(by extension) preaching
• N. Brit. Rev.
Noun
predicant (plural predicants)
Someone who predicates
Someone who preaches, especially a Dominican friar
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Source: Wiktionary
Pred"i*cant, a. Etym: [L. praedicans, -antis, p. pr. of praedicare. See Predicate.]
Definition: Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence; preaching. "The Roman predicant orders." N. Brit. Rev.
Pred"i*cant, n.
Definition: One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a preaching friar; a Dominican.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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