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.
EMERSION
emergence, emersion
(noun) the act of emerging
egress, emersion
(noun) (astronomy) the reappearance of a celestial body after an eclipse
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
emersion (countable and uncountable, plural emersions)
Emergence, especially from the water.
(astronomy) The reappearance of a heavenly body after being eclipsed by another or by the sun's brightness.
Source: Wiktionary
E*mer"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. Ă©mersion. See Emerge.]
1. The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything; as, emersion from the sea; emersion from obscurity or difficulties. Their immersion into water and their emersion out of the same. Knatchbull.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: The reappearance of a heavenly body after an eclipse or occultation; as, the emersion of the moon from the shadow of the earth; the emersion of a star from behind the moon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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