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.
ANTICYCLONE
anticyclone
(noun) (meteorology) winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center; circling clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the southern
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
anticyclone (plural anticyclones)
(meteorology) a system of winds that spiral out from a centre of high pressure
Source: Wiktionary
An"ti*cy`clone, n. (Meteorol.)
Definition: A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric pressure, to that of a cyclone.
– An`ti*cy*clon"ic, a.
– An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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