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.
capitulum
(noun) an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
ear, spike, capitulum
(noun) fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
capitulum, head
(noun) a dense cluster of flowers or foliage; “a head of cauliflower”; “a head of lettuce”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
capitula
plural of capitulum
Source: Wiktionary
Ca*pit"u*la, n. pl.
Definition: See Capitulum.
Ca*pit"u*lum, n.; pl. Capitula (. Etym: [L., a small head.]
1. A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat. Gray.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A knobike protuberance of any part, esp. at the end of a bone or cartilage.
Note: [See Illust. of Artiodactyla.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 June 2024
(noun) an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name and pronounced separately; “HTML is an initialism for HyperText Markup Language”
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.