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.
COMPAGE
Etymology
From Latin compages, from com- + root of pangere āto fastenā.
Noun
compage (plural compages)
(obsolete) Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole.
Source: Wiktionary
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; āunseasoned artillery volunteersā; āstill untested in battleā; āan illustrator untried in mural paintingā; āa young hand at plowingā
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