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.
MONOSTICHOUS
Etymology
Adjective
monostichous (not comparable)
(botany) Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis.
Source: Wiktionary
Mo*nos"ti*chous, a. Etym: [See Monostich.] (Bot.)
Definition: Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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