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.
lodestar, loadstar
(noun) something that serves as a model or guide
lodestar, loadstar
(noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
loadstar (plural loadstars)
Alternative spelling of lodestar
• road salt
Source: Wiktionary
Load"star`, Lode"star`, n. Etym: [Load, lode + star. See Lode.]
Definition: A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar; the cynosure. Chaucer. " Your eyes are lodestars." Shak. The pilot can no loadstar see. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
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.