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.
ASCLEPIADACEOUS
asclepiadaceous
(adjective) of or relating to plants of the milkweed family
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
asclepiadaceous (not comparable)
(botany) Relating to the milkweeds.
Source: Wiktionary
As*cle`pi*a*da"ceous, a. Etym: [See Asclepias.] (Bot.)
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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