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.
SHRINING
Verb
shrining
present participle of shrine
Source: Wiktionary
SHRINE
Shrine, n. Etym: [OE. schrin, AS. scrin, from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.]
1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. Byron.
3. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.
Shrine, v. t.
Definition: To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. "Shrined in his sanctuary." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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