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.
POLACCAS
Noun
polaccas
plural of polacca
Source: Wiktionary
POLACCA
Po*lac"ca, n. Etym: [It. polacca, polaccra, polacra; cf. F. polaque, polacre, Sp. polacre,] [Written also polacre.]
1. (Naut.)
Definition: A vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, and without tops, caps, or crosstrees.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: See Polonaise.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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