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.
SPRAWLS
Verb
sprawls
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sprawl
Noun
sprawls pl (plural only)
(UK, dialect) Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays.
Source: Wiktionary
Sprawls, n. pl.
Definition: Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
SPRAWL
Sprawl (sprall), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sprawled (spralld); p. pr. & vb. n. Sprawling.] Etym: [OE. spraulen; cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. spælle, sprælde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.]
1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out ungracefully.
2. To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or tress; to spread ungracefully, as chirography.
3. To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping. The birds were not fledged; but upon sprawling and struggling to get clear of the flame, down they tumbled. L'Estrange.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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