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.
MAUVEINES
Noun
mauveines
plural of mauveine
Source: Wiktionary
MAUVEINE
Mauve"ïne, n. (Chem.)
Definition: An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms. [Written also mauvine.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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