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.
FENESTRATED
Etymology
Adjective
fenestrated (comparative more fenestrated, superlative most fenestrated)
(architecture) Having windows
(botany) Having evolved perforations through the leaves or fistulate/hollow/tubular stems/trunks
Verb
fenestrated
(surgery) simple past tense and past participle of fenestrate
Source: Wiktionary
Fe*nes"tra*ted, a.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: Having windows; characterized by windows.
2. Same as Fenestrate.
FENESTRATE
Fe*nes"trate, a. Etym: [L. fenestratus, p.p. of fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.]
1. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as, fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain butterflies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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