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.
EMARGINATE
emarginate
(adjective) having a notched tip
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
emarginate (comparative more emarginate, superlative most emarginate)
(botany, of leaves) Slightly indented at the tip.
(botany, mycology) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower before reaching the attachment point.
(zoology, anatomy) Having a margin that has concave edges as though with parts removed or notched.
(mineralogy) Having all the edges of the primitive form crossed by a face.
Verb
emarginate (third-person singular simple present emarginates, present participle emarginating, simple past and past participle emarginated)
(transitive) To take away the margin of.
Source: Wiktionary
E*mar"gi*nate, v. t. Etym: [L. emarginare; e out + marginare to furnish with a margin, fr. margo margin.]
Definition: To take away the margin of.
E*mar"gi*nate, E*mar"gi*na`ted, a.
1. Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Notched at the summit.
3. (Cryst.)
Definition: Having the edges truncated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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