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.
HYALOPHANE
Etymology
Noun
hyalophane (countable and uncountable, plural hyalophanes)
(mineral) A monoclinic crystalline mineral, a barium-rich potassium feldspar.
Synonyms
• jaloallofane
Source: Wiktionary
Hy*al"o*phane, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A species of the feldspar group containing barium. See Feldspar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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