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.
DEUCE
deuce, two
(noun) one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots
devil, deuce, dickens
(noun) a word used in exclamations of confusion; “what the devil”; “the deuce with it”; “the dickens you say”
two, II, deuce
(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
deuce
(noun) a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
deuce (plural deuces)
(cards) A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
(dice) A side of a die with two spots.
(dice) A cast of dice totalling two.
The number two.
(tennis) A tied game where either player can win by scoring two consecutive points.
(baseball) A curveball.
A '32 Ford.
(in the plural) 2-barrel (twin choke) carburetors (in the phrase 3 deuces: an arrangement on a common intake manifold).
(restaurants, slang) A table seating two diners.
(North America, slang) A piece of excrement.
Synonyms
• (piece of excrement): See defecation
Etymology 2
Noun
deuce (plural deuces)
(epithet) The Devil, used in exclamations of confusion or anger.
Anagrams
• educe
Source: Wiktionary
Deuce, n. Etym: [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo. See Two.]
1. (Gaming)
Definition: Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the deuce of hearts.
2. (Tennis)
Definition: A condition of the score beginning whendeuce, which decides the game.
Deuce, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, teûz, phantom, specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF. deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. Deity.)]
Definition: The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also deuse.] [Low]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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