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.
plant, flora, plant life
(noun) (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
vegetation, flora, botany
(noun) all the plant life in a particular region or period; “Pleistocene vegetation”; “the flora of southern California”; “the botany of China”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
florae
plural of flora
• Florea, loafer
Source: Wiktionary
Flo"ra, n. Etym: [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos, floris, flower. See Flower.]
1. (Rom. Myth.)
Definition: The goddess of flowers and spring.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The complete system of vegetable species growing without cultivation in a given locality, region, or period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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.