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.
BRAMBLE
bramble
(noun) any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bramble (plural brambles)
Any of many closely related thorny plants in the genus Rubus including the blackberry and likely not including the raspberry proper.
Any thorny shrub.
A cocktail of gin, lemon juice, and blackberry liqueur.
Proper noun
Bramble (plural Brambles)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bramble is the 11111st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2855 individuals. Bramble is most common among White (75.87%) and Black/African American (18.04%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Bram"ble, n. Etym: [OE. brembil, AS.brbramal), fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br. See Broom.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub. The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. Shak.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The brambling or bramble finch.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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