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.
FUMOUS
Etymology
Adjective
fumous (comparative more fumous, superlative most fumous)
(obsolete or literary) Of or resembling fumes or smoke.
Source: Wiktionary
Fum"ous, a. Etym: [L. fumosus, fr. fumus smoke: cf. F. fumeux.]
1. Producing smoke; smoky.
2. Producing fumes; full of fumes. Garlic, onions, mustard, and such-like fumous things. Barough (1625).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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