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.
EDIBLE
edible, comestible, eatable
(adjective) suitable for use as food
comestible, edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals
(noun) any substance that can be used as food
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
edible (comparative more edible, superlative most edible)
That can be eaten without harm; innocuous to humans; suitable for consumption.
That can be eaten without disgust.
Usage notes
edible is the most common term for “capable of being eaten”; eatable is rather informal, while comestible is relatively formal.
Synonyms
• comestible
• eatable
• eatworthy
Antonyms
• inedible
Coordinate terms
• drinkable, potable
• delectable
Noun
edible (plural edibles)
Anything edible.
In particular, an edible mushroom.
Synonym: esculent
(marijuana) a foodstuff, usually a baked good, infused with tetrahydrocannabinol from cannabutter etc.
Synonyms
• food
Anagrams
• belied, debile
Source: Wiktionary
Ed"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See Eat.]
Definition: Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon.
– n.
Definition: Anything edible. Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest,
2.
– Edible crab (Zoöl.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See Crab.
– Edible frog (Zoöl.), the common European frog (Rana esculenta), used as food.
– Edible snail (Zoöl.), any snail used as food, esp. Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
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