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.
GUSTATION
taste, gustation, sense of taste, gustatory modality
(noun) the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth; “his cold deprived him of his sense of taste”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gustation (countable and uncountable, plural gustations)
The act of tasting.
The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.
Source: Wiktionary
Gus*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. gustatio: cf. F. gustation.]
Definition: The act of tasting. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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