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.
RUPTION
Rup"tion, n. Etym: [L. ruptio, fr. rumpere, ruptum to break.]
Definition: A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture. "By ruption or apertion." Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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