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.
INTRODUCED
Verb
introduced
simple past tense and past participle of introduce
Adjective
introduced (not comparable)
(biology) Not native to a location; brought from another place.
The prickly pear cactus is an introduced species in Australia.
Source: Wiktionary
INTRODUCE
In`tro*duce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Introduced; p. pr. & vb. n. Introducing.] Etym: [L. introducere, introductum; intro within + ducere to lead. See Intro-, and Duke.]
1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to introduce a person into a drawing-room.
2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to introduce the finger, or a probe.
3. To lead to and make known by formal announcement or recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another.
4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as, to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.
5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.] Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves the care and attention of their governors. Locke.
6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced the subject with a long preface.
Syn.
– To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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