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.
CORNCRAKE
corncrake, land rail, Crex crex
(noun) common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
corncrake (plural corncrakes)
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.
Synonyms
• landrail
Source: Wiktionary
Corn"crake` (-krk`), n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also corn bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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