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.
BOMBAX
Bombax, genus Bombax
(noun) trees of chiefly South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bombax (plural bombaxes)
Any member of the genus Bombax of tropical trees in the mallow family.
Synonyms
• (tree in Bombax): cotton tree
Source: Wiktionary
Bom"bax, n. Etym: [LL., cotton. See Bombast, n.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of trees, called also the silkcotton tree; also, a tree of the genus Bombax.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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