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.
ANDESITE
andesite
(noun) a dark grey volcanic rock
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
andesite (countable and uncountable, plural andesites)
(geology) A class of fine-grained intermediate igneous rock, of volcanic origin, containing mostly plagioclase feldspar.
Source: Wiktionary
An"des*ite, n. (Min.)
Definition: An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or hypersthene.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SQUARE
(adjective) having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; “a square peg in a round hole”; “a square corner”
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