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.
EUROPIUM
europium, Eu, atomic number
(noun) a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
europium (uncountable)
A metallic chemical element (symbol Eu) with an atomic number of 63.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu*ro"pi*um, n. [NL.; Europe + -ium, as in aluminium.] (Chem.)
Definition: A metallic element of the rare-earth group, discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896. Symbol, Eu; at. wt., 152.0.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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