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.
CEPACEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
cepaceous (comparative more cepaceous, superlative most cepaceous)
Resembling or characteristic of an onion.
Source: Wiktionary
Ce*pa"ceous, a. [L. cepa, caepa, onion.]
Definition: Of the nature of an onion, as in odor; alliaceous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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