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.
TAFFETA
taffeta
(noun) a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
taffeta (countable and uncountable, plural taffetas)
A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
Source: Wiktionary
Taf"fe*ta, Taf"fe*ty, n. Etym: [F. taffetas, It. taffetĂ , from Per. taftah, originally, twisted, woven, from taftan to twist, to spin.]
Definition: A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster called watering. The term has also been applied to different kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times. Lined with taffeta and with sendal. Chaucer.
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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