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.
DOWSER
Etymology
Noun
dowser (plural dowsers)
A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc.; a dowsing rod.
Synonyms: divining rod, dowsing rod
Coordinate term: doodlebug
One who uses the dowser or divining rod. A diviner.
Synonyms: rhabdomantist, rhabdomancer, radiesthesist
Anagrams
• Dowers, Sowder, dowers, drowse, sworde, wordes, worsed
Source: Wiktionary
Dows"er, n.
1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a dowsing rod. [Colloq.]
2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod. Eng. Cyc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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