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.
REQUITAL
requital, payment
(noun) an act of requiting; returning in kind
retribution, requital
(noun) a justly deserved penalty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
requital (countable and uncountable, plural requitals)
Compensation for loss or damage; amends.
Retaliation or reprisal; vengeance.
(archaic) Repayment, reward, recompense.
Anagrams
• quartile
Source: Wiktionary
Re*quit"al (-al), n. Etym: [From Requite.]
Definition: The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation; recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense, retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds. No merit their aversion can remove, Nor ill requital can efface their love. Waller.
Syn.
– Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward; satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation; reprisal; punishment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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