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.
BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem, Bayt Lahm, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Bethlehem-Judah
(noun) a small town near Jerusalem on the West Bank of the Jordan River; early home of David and regarded as the place where Jesus was born
Bethlehem
(noun) a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Beth"le*hem, n. Etym: [Heb. b house of food; b house + lekhem food, lakham to eat. Formerly the name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. Bedlam.]
1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into bedlam.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist is made. Audsley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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