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.
ETYMON
etymon, root
(noun) a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
etymon (plural etymons or etyma)
(linguistics, lexicography) The source word, or words, of a given word or expression.
Anagrams
• toymen
Source: Wiktionary
Et"y*mon, n.; pl. E. Etymons, Gr. Etyma. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. sotya, E. sooth. See Sooth.]
Definition: 1. An original form; primitive word; root.
2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.] Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word. Coleridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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