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.
FAIENCE
faience
(noun) glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
faience (countable and uncountable, plural faiences)
A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic.
(archaeology) The beads and small ornaments of the eastern Mediterranean. (Of bronze and iron age manufacture using frit technology.)
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Source: Wiktionary
Fa`ï*ence", n. Etym: [F., fr. Faenza, a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.]
Definition: Glazed earthenware; esp., that which is decorated in color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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