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.
CANDLEBOMB
Can"dle*bomb`, n.
1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes. Farrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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STOPPER
(verb) close or secure with or as if with a stopper; “She stoppered the wine bottle”; “The mothers stoppered their babies’ mouths with pacifiers”
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