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.
SKEGS
Noun
skegs
plural of skeg
Source: Wiktionary
SKEG
Skeg, n. Etym: [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden peg; cf. Icel. sk a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. Shaw.]
1. A sort of wild plum. [Obs.] Holland.
2. pl.
Definition: A kind of oats. Farm. Encyc.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which the rudder is attached.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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