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.
ANDESINE
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Noun
andesine (uncountable)
(mineral) Sodium calcium aluminum silicate, (), a plagioclase feldspar, the third member of the albite-anorthite solid solution series. Found in fine-grained andesite lavas; crystals are rarely seen.
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An"des*ine, n. (Min.)
Definition: A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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