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.
HYGROPLASM
Hy"gro*plasm, n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Definition: The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion. The latter is supposed to be partly nutritive and partly composed of idioplasm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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