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.
CROSSHATCHING
Verb
crosshatching
present participle of crosshatch
Noun
crosshatching (countable and uncountable, plural crosshatchings)
(arts) A method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that intersect.
A method of indicating terrain on a map by using the same technique.
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"hatch`ing, n.
Definition: In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross one another at an angle.
CROSSHATCH
Cross"hatch` (-hch`; 224), v. t.
Definition: To shade by means of crosshatching.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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