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.
HYDROID
hydrozoan, hydroid
(noun) colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
hydroid (plural hydroids)
Any of many colonial coelenterates that exist mainly as a polyp; a hydrozoan
Adjective
hydroid (comparative more hydroid, superlative most hydroid)
Of or pertaining to such creatures
Anagrams
• dihydro, dihydro-, hydrido
Source: Wiktionary
Hy"droid, a. Etym: [Hydra + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the Hydroidea.
– n.
Definition: One of the Hydroideas.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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