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.
CELANDINE
celandine, greater celandine, swallowwort, swallow wort, Chelidonium majus
(noun) perennial herb with branched woody stock and bright yellow flowers
jewelweed, lady's earrings, orange balsam, celandine, touch-me-not, Impatiens capensis
(noun) North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
celandine (plural celandines)
Either of two unrelated flowering plants
The greater celandine (Chelidonium majus)
The lesser celandine (Ficaria verna, formerly Ranunculus ficaria)
Anagrams
• danceline, decennial, line dance, line-dance
Source: Wiktionary
Cel"an*dine, Cal"an*dine, n. Etym: [OE. celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. chélidoine, fr. L. chelidonia (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr. hirundo a swallow.] (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jandice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also greater celandine and swallowwort. Lasser celandine, the pilewort (Ranunculus Ficaria).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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