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.
TRANSIRE
Etymology
Noun
transire (plural transires)
(dated) A permit given to a coasting vessel by a customs house.
Anagrams
• arrestin, restrain, retrains, strainer, terrains, trainers
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*i"re, n. Etym: [L. transire to pass through or across, to pass.] (End. Law)
Definition: A customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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