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.
LACCOLITE
Noun
laccolite (plural laccolites)
Alternative form of laccolith
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"co*lite, Lac"co*lith, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite, -lith.] (Geol.)
Definition: A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata.
– Lac`co*lit"ic, a.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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