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.
LACTEOUS
Etymology
Adjective
lacteous (comparative more lacteous, superlative most lacteous)
Milky; resembling milk.
Lacteal; conveying chyle.
Synonyms
• (resembling milk): lactean, lactescent; see also lacteous
• (conveying chyle): lactean
Anagrams
• locustae, osculate, scale out, scaleout
Source: Wiktionary
Lac"te*ous, a. Etym: [See Lacteal.]
1. Milky; resembling milk. "The lacteous circle." Sir T. Browne.
2. Lacteal; conveying chyle; as, lacteous vessels.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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