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.
SPOLIATIVE
Etymology
Adjective
spoliative (comparative more spoliative, superlative most spoliative)
Serving to take away, diminish, or rob.
(medicine, dated) Serving to diminish the amount of blood in the body.
Source: Wiktionary
Spo"li*a*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. spoliatif.]
Definition: Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving to diminish sensibily the amount of blood in the body; as, spoliative bloodletting.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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