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.
IMPATIENS
Etymology
Noun
impatiens (plural impatiens)
Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.
Synonyms
• jewelweed
• touch-me-not
Anagrams
• Pimientas, PĂ©tainism
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pa"ti*ens, n. Etym: [L., impatient.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of plants, several species of which have very beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable force. Called also touch-me-not, jewelweed, and snapweed. I. Balsamina (sometimes called lady's slipper) is the common garden balsam.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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