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.
HECKELPHONE
heckelphone, basset oboe
(noun) an oboe pitched an octave below the ordinary oboe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heckelphone (plural heckelphones)
A musical instrument resembling the oboe, but pitched an octave lower.
Source: Wiktionary
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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