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.
LIMPID
limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, crystal clear, perspicuous
(adjective) (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; “writes in a limpid style”; “lucid directions”; “a luculent oration”- Robert Burton; “pellucid prose”; “a crystal clear explanation”; “a perspicuous argument”
crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
(adjective) transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; “the cold crystalline water of melted snow”; “crystal clear skies”; “could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool”; “lucid air”; “a pellucid brook”; “transparent crystal”
liquid, limpid
(adjective) clear and bright; “the liquid air of a spring morning”; “eyes shining with a liquid luster”; “limpid blue eyes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
limpid (comparative more limpid, superlative most limpid)
Clear, transparent or bright.
Source: Wiktionary
Lim"pid, a. Etym: [L.limpidus; akin to Gr. limpide. Cf. Lamp.]
Definition: Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream. Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid. Woodward.
Syn.
– Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal; translucent; bright.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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