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.
ADIANTUM
Adiantum, genus Adiantum
(noun) cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns; in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae or Adiantaceae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Ad`i*an"tum, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair. Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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