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.
VENOMS
Noun
venoms
plural of venom
Verb
venoms
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of venom
Source: Wiktionary
VENOM
Ven"om, n. Etym: [OE. venim, OF. venim, F. venin, L. veneum. Cf. Venenate.]
1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging. Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. Milton.
2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. "The venom of such looks." Shak.
Syn.
– Venom; virus; bane. See Poison.
Ven"om, v. t. Etym: [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare. See Venom, n.]
Definition: To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomed vengeance." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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