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.
HELLEBORES
Noun
hellebores
plural of hellebore
Source: Wiktionary
HELLEBORE
Hel"le*bore, n. Etym: [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. hellébore, ellébore.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of perennial herbs (Helleborus) of the Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and even poisonous qualities. H. niger is the European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in winter or earliest spring. H. officinalis was the officinal hellebore of the ancients.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of several species of the poisonous liliaceous genus Veratrum, especially V. album and V. viride, both called white hellebore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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