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.
MOTHERLESS
motherless
(adjective) having no living or known mother
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
motherless (not comparable)
Without a (living) mother.
Without mother (mucilaginous substance in fermenting liquid).
(metaphorical) Without a history or predecessor.
Hypernyms
• parentless
Coordinate terms
• fatherless
Adverb
motherless (comparative more motherless, superlative most motherless)
(South Africa, Australia, slang) very, completely (especially in reference to drunkenness)
Source: Wiktionary
Moth"er*less, a. Etym: [AS. modorleás.]
Definition: Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless children.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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