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.
AWN
awn
(noun) slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
awn (plural awns)
The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc, or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.
Anagrams
• NWA, WAN, Wan, naw, wan, wan-
Source: Wiktionary
Awn, n. Etym: [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ögn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d Ear. (Bot.)
Definition: The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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