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.
ALULA
alula, calypter
(noun) scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
alula (plural alulae or alulas)
(ornithology) A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms
• bastard wing
Etymology 2
Noun
alula (plural alulas)
A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid
Synonyms
• vulcan palm
• cabbage on a stick
• Brighamia insignis / B. insignis / insignis
Hypernyms
• Brighamia
• lobelioid
• Hawaiian lobelioid
Source: Wiktionary
Al"u*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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