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.
CHROMO
Etymology 1
Noun
chromo (plural chromos)
(chiefly, historical) A color print produced by chromolithography.
Etymology 2
Noun
chromo (plural chromos)
(chiefly Australia) A prostitute.
Etymology 3
Adjective
chromo (not comparable)
(genetics) Of or relating to the chromodomain, a protein structural domain associated with chromatin production
Source: Wiktionary
Chro"mo, n.; pl. Chromos. Etym: [Abbrev. from chromolithograph.]
Definition: A chromolithograph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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