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.
LASERWORT
Etymology
Noun
laserwort (plural laserworts)
An umbelliferous plant (Laserpitium latifolium) from which the resin laser was obtained.
Synonyms
• laserpicium
• silphium
Anagrams
• arrowlets
Source: Wiktionary
La"ser*wort`, n. Etym: [L.laser the juice of the laserwort.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the umbelliferous genus Laserpitium, of several species (as L. glabrum, and L. siler), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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