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.
MISCEGENATION
miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding
(noun) reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
miscegenation (countable and uncountable, plural miscegenations)
(chiefly, US, see usage notes) The mixing or blending of race in marriage or breeding, interracial marriage. [from 1863]
(figuratively) A mixing or blending, especially one which is considered to be inappropriate.
Usage notes
Often considered offensive, pejorative, or old-fashioned, and therefore alternative terms are more common in contemporary use, such as interracial, interethnic or cross-cultural for relationships, and mixed-race, multiracial, or mixed for persons.
In scholarly use, miscegenation is particularly used for historical discussions, and in current use it has been repurposed by academics to analyze the emotions, reactions, and anxieties held by people about interracial couplings. For further information also see English Wikipedia's page on miscegenation's section on its usage.
Synonyms
• miscegeny
Source: Wiktionary
Mis`ce*ge*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. miscere to mix + the root of genus race.]
Definition: A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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