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.
RECUPERATION
convalescence, recuperation, recovery
(noun) gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
recuperation (usually uncountable, plural recuperations)
Gradual restoration to health; convalescence.
Instance of getting something back.
(sociology) Process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society.
Antonyms
• (process in sociology): detournement
Source: Wiktionary
Re*cu`per*a"tion (-`shn), n.. Etym: [L. recuperatio: cf. F. récup.]
Definition: Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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