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.
BIGHTS
Noun
bights
plural of bight
Source: Wiktionary
BIGHT
Bight, n. Etym: [OE. bi a bending; cf. Sw. & Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b. sq. root88. Cf. Bout, Bought a bend, and see Bow, v.]
1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.
2. (Geog.)
Definition: A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the Bight of Benin.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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