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.
KICKUP
Etymology 1
Noun
kickup (countable and uncountable, plural kickups)
(uncountable) Material thrown upward by the wheels of a moving vehicle.
(countable) A controlled kick that sends a ball upwards.
(countable, dated) A disturbance.
Etymology 2
Noun
kickup (plural kickups)
(West Indies) The waterthrush.
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• upkick
Source: Wiktionary
Kick"up, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The water thrush or accentor. [Local, West Indies]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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