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.
FABURDENS
Noun
faburdens
plural of faburden
Source: Wiktionary
FABURDEN
Fab"ur*den, n. Etym: [F. foux bpirdon. See False, and Burden a verse.]
1. (Mus.) (a) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass. (b) A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obs.]
2. A monotonous refrain. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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