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.
CHARIVARIING
CHARIVARI
Cha*ri`va*ri", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult.
Note: It was at first performed before the house of any person of advanced age who married a second time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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