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.
ECHIUM
Echium, genus Echium
(noun) a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
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Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
echium (plural echiums)
(botany) Any member of the genus Echium of flowering plants.
Source: Wiktionary
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