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.
SEGREGATE
segregate
(noun) someone who is or has been segregated
segregate
(verb) separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; “the sun segregates the carbon”; “large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims”
segregate
(verb) divide from the main body or mass and collect; “Many towns segregated into new counties”; “Experiments show clearly that genes segregate”
segregate
(verb) separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; “This neighborhood is segregated”; “We don’t segregate in this county”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
segregate (comparative more segregate, superlative most segregate)
Separate; select.
(botany) Separated from others of the same kind.
(geology) Separate from a mass and collected together along lines of fraction.
Verb
segregate (third-person singular simple present segregates, present participle segregating, simple past and past participle segregated)
(transitive) To separate, especially by social policies that directly or indirectly keep races or ethnic groups apart.
Synonyms
• isolate, separate, sequester, sunder out; see also segregate
Antonyms
• aggregate
Anagrams
• Easter egg
Source: Wiktionary
Seg"re*gate, a. Etym: [L. segregatus, p. p. of segregare to separate; pref. se- aside + grex, gregis, a flock or herd. See Gregarious.]
1. Separate; select.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Separated from others of the same kind.
Seg"re*gate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Segregated; p. pr. & vb. n. Segregating.]
Definition: To separate from others; to set apart. They are still segregated, Christians from Christians, under odious designations. I. Taylor.
Seg"re*gate, v. i. (Geol.)
Definition: To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers or along lines of fracture, as in the process of crystallization or solidification.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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