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.
EFFLORESCENCES
Noun
efflorescences
plural of efflorescence
Source: Wiktionary
EFFLORESCENCE
Ef`flo*res"cence, n. Etym: [F. efflorescence.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
3. (Chem.) (a) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc. (b) The powder or crust thus formed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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