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.
BOOTLESS
bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
(adjective) unproductive of success; “a fruitless search”; “futile years after her artistic peak”; “a sleeveless errand”; “a vain attempt”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
bootless (not comparable)
Without boots.
Etymology 2
Adjective
bootless (comparative more bootless, superlative most bootless)
Profitless; pointless; unavailing.
Synonyms
• fruitless
Source: Wiktionary
Boot"less, a. Etym: [From Boot profit.]
Definition: Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or success. Chaucer. I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. Shak.
– Boot"less*ly, adv.
– Boot"less*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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