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.
AUXILIAR
Etymology
Adjective
auxiliar (not comparable)
(obsolete) auxiliary
Noun
auxiliar (plural auxiliars)
(archaic) An auxiliary.
Source: Wiktionary
Aux*il"iar, a. Etym: [L. auxiliaris: cf. F. auxiliaire. See Auxiliary.]
Definition: Auxiliary. [Archaic] The auxiliar troops and Trojan hosts appear. Pope.
Aux*il"iar, n.
Definition: An auxiliary. [Archaic] Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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