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.
EUCLASE
Etymology
Noun
euclase (countable and uncountable, plural euclases)
(mineral) A monoclinic beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral, a product of the decomposition of beryl in pegmatites.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu"clase n. Etym: [Gr. euclase, G. euklas. See named from its brittleness.] (Min.)
Definition: A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a silicate of alumina and glucina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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