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.
CISSOIDS
Noun
cissoids
plural of cissoid
Source: Wiktionary
CISSOID
Cis"soid, n. Etym: [Gr. (Geom.)
Definition: A curve invented by Diocles, for the purpose of solving two celebrated problems of the higher geometry; viz., to trisect a plane angle, and to construct two geometrical means between two given straight lines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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