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.
COOTIE
Etymology
Noun
cootie (plural cooties)
(dated, British Army military slang) A louse (Pediculus humanus).
(North America, colloquial) A louse (Pediculus humanus).
(North America, colloquial, childish, usually, in the plural) Any germ or contaminant, real or imagined, especially from the opposite gender (for pre-pubescent children).
(rare) A nest-building female American coot (counterpart to cooter).
(rare, slang) A sideswiper, a type of telegraph key.
Hyponyms
• (germ or contaminant): boy germ, girl germ
Source: Wiktionary
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