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.
ALDERFLY
alderfly, alder fly, Sialis lutaria
(noun) dark-colored insect having predaceous aquatic larvae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alderfly (plural alderflies)
A member of any one of the sixty-six species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
(angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
Synonyms
• (megalopteran insect): orl fly (angling)
Source: Wiktionary
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