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.
EPISTOLARY
epistolary, epistolatory
(adjective) written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; “an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs”; “the epistolatory novel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
epistolary (comparative more epistolary, superlative most epistolary)
Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.
Noun
epistolary (plural epistolaries)
(Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
Source: Wiktionary
E*pis"to*la*ry, a. Etym: [L. epistolaris, fr. epistola: cf. F. Ă©pistolaire.]
1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.
2. Contained in letters; carried on by letters. "Epistolary correspondence." Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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