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.
SUBTRACT
subtract
(verb) take off or away; “this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French”
subtract, deduct, take off
(verb) make a subtraction; “subtract this amount from my paycheck”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
subtract (third-person singular simple present subtracts, present participle subtracting, simple past and past participle subtracted)
(transitive, arithmetic) To remove or reduce; especially to reduce a quantity or number
Synonyms
• unadd
Antonyms
• add
Source: Wiktionary
Sub*tract", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Subtracted; p. pr. & vb. n. Subtracting.] Etym: [L. subtractus, p.p. of subtrahere to draw from beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere to draw. See Trace, v. t., and cf. Substract.]
Definition: To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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