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.
HUMMEL
Etymology
Noun
hummel (plural hummels)
(Northern England, Scotland, also attributive) A stag that has failed to grow antlers; a cow that has not developed horns. [from late 15th c.]
(also attributive) Especially in hummel corn: grain that lacks awns (beards or bristles), or has had its awns removed (barley, oats, etc.).
Verb
hummel (third-person singular simple present hummels, present participle hummelling, simple past and past participle hummelled)
(transitive) Of an animal: to remove the horns; to poll.
(transitive) To separate (barley, oats, etc.) from the awns.
Synonyms
• (of an animal: to remove the horns): poll
Source: Wiktionary
Hum"mel, v. t. Etym: [Cf. Hamble.]
Definition: To separate from the awns; -- said of barley. [Scot.]
Hum"mel, a.
Definition: Having no awns or no horns; as, hummelcorn; a hummel cow. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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