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.
HOMOPHONIC
homophonic
(adjective) having a single melodic line with accompaniment
homophonic
(adjective) having the same sound
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
homophonic (not comparable)
(linguistics) Having the same sound; being homophones.
(music) Having a single, accompanied, melodic line; not polyphonic.
Synonyms
• homophonous
Source: Wiktionary
Ho`mo*phon"ic, Ho*moph"o*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. homophone.]
1. (Mus.) (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch; unisonous; monodic. (b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several parts move independently, each with its own melody.
2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of letters; as, bay and bey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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