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.
ACROSPIRE
Noun
acrospire (plural acrospires)
(botany) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate.
Verb
acrospire (third-person singular simple present acrospires, present participle acrospiring, simple past and past participle acrospired)
To put forth the first sprout.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"ro*spire, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form.
Ac"ro*spire, v. i.
Definition: To put forth the first sprout.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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