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.
MANDOLINE
Etymology
Noun
mandoline (plural mandolines)
A utensil used to julienne vegetables.
(music) Archaic form of mandolin.
Anagrams
• almondine, denominal, melanonid, nonmedial
Source: Wiktionary
Man"do*lin, Man"do*line, n. Etym: [F. mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura. See Bandore.] (Mus.)
Definition: A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the lute.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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