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.
GANGUE
Etymology
Noun
gangue (countable and uncountable, plural gangues)
(mining) The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic ore.
Synonyms
• veinstone
Source: Wiktionary
Gangue, n. Etym: [F. gangue, fr. G. gang a metallic vein, a passage. See Gang, n.] (Mining)
Definition: The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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