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.
ANTHOCARPOUS
Etymology
Adjective
anthocarpous (not comparable)
(botany) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit.
Source: Wiktionary
An`tho*car"pous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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