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.
MULLEINS
Noun
mulleins
plural of mullein
Source: Wiktionary
MULLEIN
Mul"lein, n. Etym: [OE. moleyn, AS. molegn.] (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the genus Verbascum. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely woolly leaves, is Verbascum Thapsus. Moth mullein. See under Moth.
– Mullein foxglove, an American herb (Seymeria macrophylla) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a spreading border.
– Petty mullein, the cowslip. Dr. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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