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.
BRUSSELS
Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgian capital, capital of Belgium
(noun) the capital and largest city of Belgium; seat of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Proper noun
Brussels
The capital city of Belgium.
(metonym) The administrative apparatus of the European Union.
Noun
Brussels (plural Brussels)
A Brussels carpet.
Source: Wiktionary
Brus"sels, n.
Definition: A city of Belgium, giving its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of lace, etc. Brussels carpet, a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn up in loops to form the pattern.
– Brussels ground, a name given to the handmade ground of real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the extreme fineness of the threads.
– Brussels lace, an expensive kind of lace of several varieties, originally made in Brussels; as, Brussels point, Brussels ground, Brussels wire ground.
– Brussels net, an imitation of Brussels ground, made by machinery.
– Brussels point. See Point lace.
– Brussels sprouts (Bot.), a plant of the Cabbage family, which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous small green heads, or "sprouts," each a cabbage in miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the thousand-headed cabbage.
– Brussels wire ground, a ground for lace, made of silk, with meshes partly straight and partly arched.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BENEFICIAL
(adjective) promoting or enhancing well-being; “an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries”; “the beneficial effects of a temperate climate”; “the experience was good for her”
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