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.
WHITEWING
Etymology
Noun
whitewing (plural whitewings)
The chaffinch.
The velvet scoter.
(US) A street sweeper.
Source: Wiktionary
White"wing`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the wing. (b) The velvet duck.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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