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.
DRIZZLING
drizzling
(adjective) (of rain) falling lightly in very small drops; “a raw drizzing rain”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
drizzling
present participle of drizzle.
Noun
drizzling (plural drizzlings)
An amount of liquid that is drizzled.
Source: Wiktionary
DRIZZLE
Driz"zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Drizzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Drizzling.] Etym: [Prop. freq. of AS. dreósan to fall. See Dreary.]
Definition: To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles; drizzling drops or rain. "Drizzling tears." Spenser.
Driz"zle, v. t.
Definition: To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. "The air doth drizzle dew." Shak.
Driz"zle, n.
Definition: Fine rain or mist. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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