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.
POLLAN
Etymology
Noun
pollan (plural pollans)
A freshwater fish, Coregonus pollan, resembling a herring
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"lan, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. pollag a kind of fish.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A lake whitefish (Coregonus pollan), native of Ireland. In appearance it resembles a herring.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NURSE
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
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