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.
MUCILAGE
glue, gum, mucilage
(noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
mucilage
(noun) a gelatinous substance secreted by plants
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mucilage (usually uncountable, plural mucilages)
A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.
Source: Wiktionary
Mu"ci*lage, n. Etym: [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice, fr. mucus mucus, slime. See Mucus.]
1. (Bot. Chem.)
Definition: A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.
2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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