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.
EFFULGENT
beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant, refulgent
(adjective) radiating or as if radiating light; “the beaming sun”; “the effulgent daffodils”; “a radiant sunrise”; “a refulgent sunset”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
effulgent (comparative more effulgent, superlative most effulgent)
(literary, also, figuratively) Radiant, resplendent, shining.
Synonyms: profulgent (obsolete), Thesaurus:shining
Source: Wiktionary
Ef*ful"gent, a. Etym: [L. effulgens, -entis, p. pr. of effulgere.]
Definition: Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming; bright; splendid. "Effulgent rays of light." Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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