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.
LINEAGE
ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation
(noun) inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock
(noun) the descendants of one individual; “his entire lineage has been warriors”
linage, lineage
(noun) a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted
linage, lineage
(noun) the number of lines in a piece of printed material
descent, line of descent, lineage, filiation
(noun) the kinship relation between an individual and the individual’s progenitors
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
lineage (plural lineages)
Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
(advertising) A number of lines of text in a column.
Source: Wiktionary
Lin"e*age, n. Etym: [OE. linage, F. lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d Line.]
Definition: Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage. Both the lineage and the certain sire From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
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