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.
INTINE
Noun
intine (plural intines)
(botany, palynology) The innermost wall of a spore or pollen grain
Coordinate terms
• exine
Anagrams
• intein, tinnie
Source: Wiktionary
In"tine, n. Etym: [L. intus within. Cf. Extine.] (Bot.)
Definition: A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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