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.
bere (uncountable)
(chiefly, Scotland) Barley, especially four-rowed barley or six-rowed barley.
• Beer, Bree, Eber, Reeb, be-er, beer, bree, eber, reeb
Source: Wiktionary
Bear, Bere, n. Etym: [AS. bere. See Barley.] (Bot.)
Definition: Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley, commonly the former (Hord. vulgare). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]
Bere
Definition: , v. t. Etym: [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.] To pierce. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Bere
Definition: ,n.See Bear, barley. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
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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.