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.
WISEACRE
Etymology
Noun
wiseacre (plural wiseacres)
One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.
Synonym: Thesaurus:know-it-all
(obsolete) A learned or wise man.
Source: Wiktionary
Wise"a*cre, n. Etym: [OD. wijssegger or G. weissager a foreteller, prophet, from weissagen to foretell, to prophesy, OHG. wissag, corrupted (as if compounded of the words for wise and say) fr. wizzag, fr. wizzag a prophet, akin to AS. witiga, witga, from the root of E. wit. See Wit, v.]
1. A learned or wise man. [Obs.] Pythagoras learned much . . . becoming a mighty wiseacre. Leland.
2. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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