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.
DAMASSIN
Etymology
Noun
damassin (usually uncountable, plural damassins)
A kind of modified damask or brocade, having flowered patterns in gold or silver thread.
Source: Wiktionary
Dam"as*sin, n. Etym: [F., fr. damas. See Damask.]
Definition: A kind of modified damask or blocade.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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