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.
FORTIETH
fortieth, th
(adjective) the ordinal number of forty in counting order
fortieth
(noun) position 40 in a countable series of things
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
fortieth (not comparable)
The ordinal form of the number forty.
Noun
fortieth (plural fortieths)
The person or thing in the fortieth position.
One of forty equal parts of a whole.
Source: Wiktionary
For"ti*eth, a. Etym: [AS. feówertigo. See Forty.]
1. Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine units, things, or parts.
2. Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything is divided.
For"ti*eth, n.
Definition: One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after the thirty-ninth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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