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.
UNFLESHED
Etymology
Adjective
unfleshed (not comparable)
Having no flesh.
(of a weapon) Not accustomed to flesh; not having been used in combat.
[…] he was an old man, but he loved to encircle his bare temples with an iron helmet, and to try his well used sword against the unfleshed blades of the sons of his companions in arms in days gone by.
Source: Wiktionary
UNFLESH
Un*flesh", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + flesh.]
Definition: To deprive of flesh; to reduce a skeleton. "Unfleshed humanity." Wordsworth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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