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.
PITCHPOLE
Etymology
Verb
pitchpole (third-person singular simple present pitchpoles, present participle pitchpoling, simple past and past participle pitchpoled)
(of a boat) To capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
• Pitchpoling is the most dangerous way a boat can capsize.
• Pitchpoling occurs when the bow buries itself in the wave ahead while the wave behind lifts the aft section up and over.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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