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.
AMBIPAROUS
Am*bip"a*rous, a. Etym: [L. ambo both + parere to bring forth.] (Bot.)
Definition: Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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