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.
INTERCROSSES
Noun
intercrosses
plural of intercross
Verb
intercrosses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intercross
Anagrams
• intercessors
Source: Wiktionary
INTERCROSS
In`ter*cross", v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Intercrossed; p. pr. & vb. n. Intercrossing.]
1. To cross each other, as lines.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or variety by another; to impregnate by a different species or variety.
In"ter*cross`, n.
Definition: The process or result of cross fertilization between different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants. We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses take place with all animals and plants. Darwin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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