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.
COGNAC
Cognac
(noun) high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cognac (countable and uncountable, plural cognacs)
A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.
Etymology
Proper noun
Cognac
A city in Charente department, France, famous for cognac brandy.
Source: Wiktionary
Co"gnac`, n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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