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.
INTRORSE
Etymology
Adjective
introrse (comparative more introrse, superlative most introrse)
(botany) Facing or turned inwards or towards an axis.
(botany) Said of anthers turned toward the center of the flower.
Coordinate terms
• extrorse
Anagrams
• insertor, snortier
Source: Wiktionary
In*trorse", a. Etym: [L. introrsus inward, contr. from introversus. See Introvert.] (Bot.)
Definition: Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to which it belongs. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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