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.
FASTIGIUM
Etymology
Noun
fastigium (plural fastigia)
An apex or summit; culmination.
(architecture) A pediment or gable end.
(pathology) The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.
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