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.
protended
simple past tense and past participle of protend
• portended
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*tend" v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protended; p. pr. & vb. n. Protending.] Etym: [L. protendere, protensum; pro before, forth + tendere to stretch.]
Definition: To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.] With his protended lance he makes defence. Dryden .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 September 2024
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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.