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.
TWENTIES
twenties, mid-twenties
(noun) the time of life between 20 and 30
twenties
(noun) the decade from 1920 to 1929
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
twenties
plural of twenty
twenties pl (plural only)
The decade of the 1820s, 1920s, 2020s, etc.
The decade of one's life from age 20 through age 29.
(temperature, rates, pluralonly) The range between 20 and 29.
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TWENTY
Twen"ty, a. Etym: [OE. twenty, AS. tw, twentig; akin to OFris. twintich, OS. tw, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig, Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See Twain, Two, and Ten.]
1. One more that nineteen; twice; as, twenty men.
2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty. Shak. Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have been the man. Bacon.
Twen"ty, n.; pl. Twenties (.
1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.
2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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