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.
ARCHEGONIUM
archegonium
(noun) a female sex organ occurring in mosses, ferns, and most gymnosperms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
archegonium (plural archegonia)
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
Antonyms
• (reproductive structure): antheridium
Coordinate terms
• antheridium, oogonium
Source: Wiktionary
Ar`che*go"ni*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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