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.
SCAVENGERING
Verb
scavengering
present participle of scavenger
Noun
scavengering (plural scavengerings)
(dated) scavenging
Source: Wiktionary
SCAVENGER
Scav"en*ger, n. Etym: [OE. scavager an officer with various duties, orginally attending to scavage, fr. OE. & E. scavage. See Scavage, Show, v.]
Definition: A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the fifth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health. Scavenger beetle (Zoƶl.), any beetle which feeds on decaying substances, as the carrion beetle.
– Scavanger crab (Zoƶl.), any crab which feeds on dead animals, as the spider crab.
– Scavenger's daughter Etym: [corrupt. of Skevington's daughter], an instrument of torture invented by Sir W. Skevington, which so compressed the body as to force the blood to flow from nostrils. and sometimes from the hands and feet. Am. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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