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.
BURGEON
burgeon
(verb) grow and flourish; “The burgeoning administration”; “The burgeoning population”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burgeon (plural burgeons)
(obsolete) A bud, sprout, shoot.
Verb
burgeon (third-person singular simple present burgeons, present participle burgeoning, simple past and past participle burgeoned)
(intransitive) To grow or expand.
Synonyms: blossom, expand, grow, sprout
(intransitive) To swell to the point of bursting.
(intransitive, archaic) Of plants, to bloom, bud.
Synonyms: blossom, bud, green, sprout
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"geon, v. i.
Definition: To bud. See Bourgeon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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