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.
MONOPODE
Noun
monopode (plural monopodes)
Someone or something with one foot.
Source: Wiktionary
Mon"o*pode, n.
1. One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot. Sir J. Mandeville. Lowell.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A monopodium.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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