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.
TUNICLE
Etymology
Noun
tunicle (plural tunicles)
(obsolete) A small tunic.
A vestment worn by an archdeacon.
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• cut line, cutline, linecut
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"ni*cle, n. Etym: [L. tunicula a little tunic, coat, or membrane, dim. of tunica a tunic: cf. OF. tunicle.]
1. A slight natural covering; an integument. The tunicles that make the ball or apple of the eye. Holland.
2. (R. C. Ch.)
Definition: A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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