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.
RESTRICT
restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
(verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access); “restrict the use of this parking lot”; “limit the time you can spend with your friends”
restrict, curtail, curb, cut back
(verb) place restrictions on; “curtail drinking in school”
restrict
(verb) prevent (information) from being circulated or disclosed
restrict, control
(verb) place under restrictions; limit access to by law; “this substance is controlled”; “that area is restricted to security personnel only”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
restrict (third-person singular simple present restricts, present participle restricting, simple past and past participle restricted)
To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
(specifically, mathematics) To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.
If we restrict sine to , we can define its inverse.
Synonyms
• (to restrain within bounds): limit, bound, circumscribe, withstrain, restrain, repress, curb, coerce
Adjective
restrict (comparative more restrict, superlative most restrict)
(obsolete) Restricted.
Anagrams
• critters, stricter
Source: Wiktionary
Re*strict", a. Etym: [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere. See Restrain.]
Definition: Restricted. [Obs.]
Re*strict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Restricted; p. pr. & vb. n. Restricting.]
Definition: To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a patient to a certain diet.
Syn.
– To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb; coerce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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