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.
RECTORATE
rectorship, rectorate
(noun) the office or station of a rector
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rectorate (plural rectorates)
The office of a rector.
Source: Wiktionary
Rec"tor*ate (-t), n. Etym: [LL. rectoratus: cf. F. rectorat.]
Definition: The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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