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.
KNAPWEED
knapweed
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
knapweed (countable and uncountable, plural knapweeds)
Any of various common weeds of the genus Centaurea
especially Centaurea nigra.
Source: Wiktionary
Knap"weed`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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