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.
KEXES
Noun
kexes
plural of kex
Source: Wiktionary
KEX
Kex, n. Etym: [W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A weed; a kecksy. Bp. Gauden. Though the rough kex break The starred mosaic. Tennyson.
2. A dry husk or covering. When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair flying butterfly. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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