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.
Gaultheria, genus Gaultheria
(noun) widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From the genus name.
gaultheria (plural gaultherias)
(botany) Any of the genus Gaultheria of evergreen ericaceous shrubs.
Source: Wiktionary
Gaul*the"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green (Gaultheria procumbens), and the larger-fruited salal of Northwestern America (Gaultheria Shallon).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
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.