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.
COCKLEBUR
cocklebur, cockle-bur, cockleburr, cockle-burr
(noun) any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cocklebur (plural cockleburs)
Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.
Synonyms
• clotbur, Xanthium
Source: Wiktionary
Coc"kle*bur`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; -- called also clotbur.
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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