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.
FASTUOUS
Etymology
Adjective
fastuous (comparative more fastuous, superlative most fastuous)
(obsolete) proud; haughty; disdainful
Source: Wiktionary
Fas"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. fastuosus, from fastus haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux.]
Definition: Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] Barrow. Fas"tu*ous*ness, n. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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