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.
UNLACE
untie, unbrace, unlace
(verb) undo the ties of; “They untied the prisoner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unlace (third-person singular simple present unlaces, present participle unlacing, simple past and past participle unlaced)
(transitive) To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.
(transitive) To loosen the clothing of (a person).
(transitive) To remove (film) from a projector.
Antonyms
• lace up
Anagrams
• Lucena, auncel, cuneal, lacune, launce
Source: Wiktionary
Un*lace", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lace.]
1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.
2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace. What's the matter, That you unlace your reputation thus Shak.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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