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.
COROMANDELS
Noun
coromandels
plural of coromandel
Source: Wiktionary
COROMANDEL
Cor`o*man"del (kr`-mn"del), n. (Geol.)
Definition: The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of Bengal. Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola.
– Coromandel wood, Calamander wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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