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.
BRAHMA
Brahman, Brahma, Brahmin, Bos indicus
(noun) any of several breeds of Indian cattle; especially a large American heat and tick resistant greyish humped breed evolved in the Gulf States by interbreeding Indian cattle and now used chiefly for crossbreeding
Brahma
(noun) the Creator; one of the three major deities in the later Hindu pantheon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Brahma
(Hinduism) Hindu god (deva) of creation and one of the Trimurti, the others being Vishnu and Shiva.
(Hinduism) Alternative form of Brahman
Noun
Brahma (plural Brahmas)
A large domestic fowl from the Brahmaputra region of India.
A breed of Indian cattle, Bos indicus.
Anagrams
• Bahram, Bahrām, Barham, Braham, Rambha
Source: Wiktionary
Brah"ma, n. Etym: [See Brahman.]
1. (Hindoo Myth.)
Definition: The One First Cause; also, one of the triad of Hindoo gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.
Note: According to the Hindoo religious books, Brahma (with the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence, the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal gods, Brahmá (with the final a long), Vishnu, and Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the Divine Essence.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl, peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds, the dark or penciled, and the light;
– called also Brahmapootra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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