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.
EPROUVETTE
Etymology
Noun
eprouvette (plural eprouvettes)
A one-piece, fixed-elevation mortar formerly used to test the strength of gunpowder.
Source: Wiktionary
e`prou`vette", n. Etym: [F.] (Gun.)
Definition: An apparatus for testing or proving the strength of gunpowder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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