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.
DUMPY
dumpy, podgy, pudgy, tubby, roly-poly
(adjective) short and plump
chunky, dumpy, low-set, squat, squatty, stumpy
(adjective) short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature; “some people seem born to be square and chunky”; “a dumpy little dumpling of a woman”; “dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears”; “a little church with a squat tower”; “a squatty red smokestack”; “a stumpy ungainly figure”
dumpy
(adjective) resembling a garbage dump
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
dumpy (comparative dumpier, superlative dumpiest)
short and thick; stout or stocky
Noun
dumpy (plural dumpies)
A short, stout person or animal, especially one of a breed of very short-legged chickens.
(South Africa) A small bottle of beer.
Source: Wiktionary
Dump"y, a. [Compar. Dumpier; superl. Dumpiest.] Etym: [
1. From Dump a short ill-shapen piece.
2. From Dump sadness.]
1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately stout.
2. Sullen or discontented. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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