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.
GLISTERING
coruscant, aglitter(p), fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly
(adjective) having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; âbugle beads all aglitterâ; âglinting eyesâ; âglinting waterâ; âhis glittering eyes were cold and malevolentâ; âshop window full of glittering Christmas treesâ; âglittery costume jewelryâ; âscintillant micaâ; âthe scintillating starsâ; âa dress with sparkly sequinsâ; ââglisteringâ is an archaic termâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
glistering (comparative more glistering, superlative most glistering)
Glistening, glittering, gleaming, shining.
Verb
glistering
present participle of glister
Source: Wiktionary
GLISTER
Glis"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Glistered; p. pr. & vb. n. Glistering.] Etym: [OE. glistren; akin to G. glistern,glinstern, D. glinsteren, and E. glisten. See Glisten.]
Definition: To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to glisten; to glitter. All that glisters is not gold. Shak.
Glis"ter, n.
Definition: Glitter; luster.
Glis"ter, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. glistere.]
Definition: Same as Clyster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FABLED
(adjective) celebrated in fable or legend; âthe fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue oxâ; âlegendary exploits of Jesse Jamesâ
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