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.
YULETIDE
Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide, Noel
(noun) period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
yuletide (countable and uncountable, plural yuletides)
Alternative letter-case form of Yuletide (“Christmas or the Christmas season”).
The flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.
Synonyms
• (Christmas season): Christmastide
• (Camellia sasanqua): sasanqua
Etymology
Noun
Yuletide (countable and uncountable, plural Yuletides)
(dated) The period around Christmas; the Christmas season, Christmastime; specifically, Christmas itself.
(dated, or Germanic Neo-Paganism) The period of celebration of a pre-Christian festival associated with the (northern) winter solstice, later absorbed into the festival of Christmas (but sometimes recreated by modern neo-pagans).
(Australia, regional) The period of southern winter in the middle of the year, sometimes celebrated in the colder, snowy regions of Australia with allusions to Christmas, which originated as a marketing gimmick.
Synonyms
• (Christmas season): Christmastide (one sense)
Source: Wiktionary
Yule"tide`, n.
Definition: Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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