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.
ALABASTER
alabaster, alabastrine
(adjective) of or resembling alabaster; “alabaster statue”
alabaster
(noun) a very light white
alabaster
(noun) a compact fine-textured, usually white gypsum used for carving
alabaster, oriental alabaster, onyx marble, Mexican onyx
(noun) a hard compact kind of calcite
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
alabaster (usually uncountable, plural alabasters)
A fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum, used ornamentally.
(historical) A variety of calcite, translucent and sometimes banded.
An off-white colour, like that of alabaster.
Adjective
alabaster (not comparable)
Made of alabaster
Resembling alabaster: white, pale, translucent.
Anagrams
• alabastre
Source: Wiktionary
Al"a*bas"ter, n. Etym: [L. alabaster, Gr. Alabastron, the name of a town in Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F. albâtre.]
1. (Min.) (a) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc. (b) A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.
2. A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made. Fosbroke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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