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.
LYRATED
Adjective
lyrated (comparative more lyrated, superlative most lyrated)
Alternative form of lyrate
Source: Wiktionary
Ly"rate, Ly"ra*ted, a. Etym: [NL. lyratus. See Lyre.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small lobes toward the base; as, a lyrate leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the blackcock, or that of the lyre bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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