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.
FARINA
farina
(noun) fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
farina (countable and uncountable, plural farinas)
A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
Etymology
Proper noun
Farina (plural Farinas)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farina is the 6088th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5633 individuals. Farina is most common among White (87.5%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
Fa*ri"na, n. Etym: [L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley.]
1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Pollen. [R.] Craig.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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