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.
FLAPPING
flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
(noun) the motion made by flapping up and down
FLAP
flap
(verb) pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
dither, flap, pother
(verb) make a fuss; be agitated
flap
(verb) move noisily; “flags flapped in the strong wind”
beat, flap
(verb) move with a flapping motion; “The bird’s wings were flapping”
beat, flap
(verb) move with a thrashing motion; “The bird flapped its wings”; “The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
flapping (not comparable)
that flaps or flap
Noun
flapping (countable and uncountable, plural flappings)
An instance where one flaps.
(phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic /t/ and /d/ surface as the alveolar flap /Éľ/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
(computing, telecommunications) The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc, is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
Verb
flapping
present participle of flap
Source: Wiktionary
FLAP
Flap, n. Etym: [OE. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. flap, and E. flap, v.]
Definition: Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment. A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx. Sir T. Browne.
2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
3. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.
4. pl. (Far.)
Definition: A disease in the lips of horses. Flap tile, a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip.
– Flap valve (Mech.), a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve.
Flap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flapping.] Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E. flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]
1. To beat with a flap; to strike. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. Pope.
2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] W. Cartwright.
Flap, v. i.
1. To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. The crows flapped over by twos and threes. Lowell.
2. To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing. Gay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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