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.
THIMBLEFUL
thimble, thimbleful
(noun) as much as a thimble will hold
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
thimbleful (plural thimblefuls or thimblesful)
As much as a thimble will hold.
(by extension) A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits.
Source: Wiktionary
Thim"ble*ful, n.; pl. Thimblefuls (.
Definition: As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity. For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONNECTION
(noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it); “there was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare”
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