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.
HAULM
haulm, halm
(noun) stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
haulm (countable and uncountable, plural haulms)
(uncountable) The stems of various cultivated plants, left after harvesting the crop to be used as animal litter or for thatching.
(countable) An individual plant stem.
(countable) Part of a harness; a hame.
Synonyms
• (stems of plants, used as animal litter or for thatching): straw, thatch
Anagrams
• Lahmu, Laḫmu
Source: Wiktionary
Haulm (, n. Etym: [OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. halmr, L. calamus reed, cane, stalk, Gr. Excel, Culminate, Culm, Shawm, Calamus.]
Definition: The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.
Haulm, n.
Definition: A part of a harness; a hame.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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