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.
DIAGEOTROPISMS
DIAGEOTROPISM
Di`a*ge*ot"ro*pism, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the center of the earth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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