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.
BLOTTESQUE
Etymology
Adjective
blottesque (comparative more blottesque, superlative most blottesque)
(arts) Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; lacking delineation.
Noun
blottesque (plural blottesques)
(arts) An artwork characterized by blots or heavy touches.
Source: Wiktionary
Blot*tesque" (, a. (Painting)
Definition: Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted; wanting in delineation. Ruskin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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