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.
CHIVE
chives, chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum
(noun) perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
chive (plural chives)
A perennial plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the onion.
(in the plural) The leaves of this plant used as a herb.
(obsolete) The style and stigma of a flower, especially saffron.
Etymology 2
Noun
chive (plural chives)
(thieves' cant) A knife.
(thieves' cant) A file.
(thieves' cant) A saw.
Verb
chive (third-person singular simple present chives, present participle chiving, simple past and past participle chived)
(thieves' cant) To stab.
(thieves' cant) To cut.
Source: Wiktionary
Chive, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A filament of a stamen. [Obs.]
Chive, n. Etym: [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa, onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.] (Bot.)
Definition: A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also cive.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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