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.
GROCER
grocer
(noun) a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
grocer (plural grocers)
A person who retails groceries (foodstuffs and household items) from a grocery.
Verb
grocer (third-person singular simple present grocers, present participle grocering, simple past and past participle grocered)
(uncommon) To sell groceries; to act as a grocer.
Source: Wiktionary
Gro"cer, n. Etym: [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier, marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See Gross.]
Definition: A trader who deals in tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various other commodities. Grocer's itch (Med.), a disease of the akin, caused by handling sugar and treacle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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