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.
DAMASKIN
Etymology
Noun
damaskin (plural damaskins)
(obsolete) A sword of Damascus steel.
Verb
damaskin (third-person singular simple present damaskins, present participle damaskining, simple past and past participle damaskined)
Alternative form of damascene
Anagrams
• maskandi
Source: Wiktionary
Dam"as*kin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It. damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See Damaskeen.]
Definition: A sword of Damask steel. No old Toledo blades or damaskins. Howell
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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