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.
HELIOTROPES
Noun
heliotropes
plural of heliotrope
Source: Wiktionary
HELIOTROPE
He"li*o*trope, n. Etym: [F. héliotrope, L. heliotropium, Gr. Heliacal, Trope.]
1. (Anc. Astron.)
Definition: An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.
3. (Geodesy & Signal Service)
Definition: An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun's rays thrown from a mirror.
4. (Min.)
Definition: See Bloodstone (a). Heliotrope purple, a grayish purple color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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