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.
QUOD
Etymology
Abbreviation of quadrangle; originally (17th century) referring to the quadrangles of Newgate Prison, London.
Noun
quod (plural quods)
(countable) A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; a prison.
(uncountable, Australia, slang) Confinement in a prison.
Verb
quod
(obsolete) Quoth.
Source: Wiktionary
Quod, n. Etym: [For quad, abbrev. of quadrangle.]
Definition: A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison. [Slang] "Flogged or whipped in quod." T. Hughes.
Quod, v.
Definition: Quoth; said. See Quoth. [Obs.] "Let be," quod he, "it shall not be." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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