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.
PANACHE
panache
(noun) a feathered plume on a helmet
dash, elan, flair, panache, style
(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance; “he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
panache (countable and uncountable, plural panaches)
(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.
(uncountable) Flamboyance, energetic style or action; dash; verve.
Synonyms
• (ornament on a helmet): hackle, plume, plumage
• (flamboyant style): dash, flamboyance, swagger, verve
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*nache", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See Pen a feather.]
Definition: A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of feathers. A panache of variegated plumes. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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