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.
MANICHAEISM
Manichaeism, Manichaeanism
(noun) a religion founded by Manes in the third century; a synthesis of Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark and Babylonian folklore and Buddhist ethics and superficial elements of Christianity; spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Man"i*chæ*ism, Man"i*che*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. manichéisme.]
Definition: The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manichæans.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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