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.
BOTTLENECK
bottleneck
(noun) the narrow part of a bottle near the top
constriction, bottleneck, chokepoint
(noun) a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
bottleneck
(verb) become narrow, like a bottleneck; “Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks”
bottleneck
(verb) slow down or impede by creating an obstruction; “His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bottleneck (plural bottlenecks)
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
(figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
(by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
Verb
bottleneck (third-person singular simple present bottlenecks, present participle bottlenecking, simple past and past participle bottlenecked)
(transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
(intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
Source: Wiktionary
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