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.
FLOWERY
flowery, ornate
(adjective) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; “a flowery speech”; “ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato”-John Milton
flowery
(adjective) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers; “a flowery hat”; “flowery wine”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
flowery (comparative flowerier or more flowery, superlative floweriest or most flowery)
(not comparable) Pertaining to flowers.
Decorated with or abundant in flowers.
(of a speech or piece of writing) overly complicated or elaborate; with grandiloquent expressions
Synonyms: bombastic, verbose
Anagrams
• fowlery, rye wolf
Source: Wiktionary
Flow"er*y, a.
1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.
2. Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a flowery style. Milton. The flowery kingdom, China.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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