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.
FEIJOA
feijoa, pineapple guava
(noun) dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
feijoa, feijoa bush
(noun) South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
feijoa (plural feijoas)
A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.
Synonyms
• guavasteen
• pineapple guava
Source: Wiktionary
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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