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.
CONFERVA
conferva
(noun) any of various algae of the genus Tribonema; algae with branching filaments that form scum in still or stagnant fresh water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
conferva (plural confervas or confervae)
An unbranched slender green freshwater alga.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*fer"va, n.; pl. Confervæ. Etym: [L., a kind of water plant. See Comfrey.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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