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.
TERMAGANTS
Noun
termagants
plural of termagant
Source: Wiktionary
TERMAGANT
Ter"ma*gant, n. Etym: [OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant (in sense 1), OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante.]
1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous. [Obs.] Chaucer. "And oftentimes by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore." Spenser. The lesser part on Christ believed well, On Termagant the more, and on Mahound. Fairfax.
2. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women. This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh. Bale (1543). The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant. Macaulay.
Ter"ma*gant, a.
Definition: Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.
– Ter"ma*gant*ly, adv. A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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