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.
BACCHIUS
Etymology
So called because used in hymns to Bacchus.
Noun
bacchius (plural bacchii)
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
Source: Wiktionary
Bac*chi"us, n.; pl. Bacchii. Etym: [L. Bacchius pes, Gr. (Pros.)
Definition: A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long ones; according to some, two long and a short.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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