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.
LOLIUM
Lolium, genus Lolium
(noun) darnel; ryegrass
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
lolium (plural loliums)
(botany) Any of the genus Lolium of ryegrasses.
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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