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.
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Io
(noun) the closest of Jupiter’s moons; has active volcanoes
Io
(noun) (Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
io (plural ios)
A type of moth, the io moth.
Etymology 2
Interjection
io
(rare) An exclamation of joy or triumph.
Anagrams
• -oi, OI, Oi, oi, oi!
Etymology
Proper noun
Io
(Greek mythology) The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.
(astronomy) A moon of Jupiter, known for its volcanic activity, peppered with about 400 active volcanoes.
(astronomy) 85 Io, a main belt asteroid; the asteroid shares its name with the Jovian moon
Anagrams
• -oi, OI, Oi, oi, oi!
Noun
IO (countable and uncountable, plural IOs)
(computing, electronics) Initialism of input and output.
(grammar) Initialism of indirect object.
Initialism of intelligence officer.
Adjective
IO
(emergency medicine) Abbreviation of intraosseous.
Anagrams
• -oi, OI, Oi, oi, oi!
Source: Wiktionary
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