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.
TUMULUS
Etymology
Noun
tumulus (plural tumuli)
(archaeology) A mound of earth, especially one placed over a prehistoric tomb; a barrow.
Synonyms
• burial mound
• burian (chiefly Scottish)
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"mu*lus, n.; pl. Tumuli. Etym: [L., a mound, a sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf. Tumid.]
Definition: An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave, particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient times; a barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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