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.
NAIADS
Noun
naiads
plural of naiad
Anagrams
• Dianas, Sadian, dasian
Source: Wiktionary
NAIAD
Na"iad, n. Etym: [L. naias, -adis, naïs, -idis, a water nymph, Gr naïade. Cf. Naid.]
1. (Myth.)
Definition: A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any species of a tribe (Naiades) of freshwater bivalves, including Unio, Anodonta, and numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
3. (Zoöl)
Definition: One of a group of butterflies. See Nymph.
4. (Bot.)
Definition: Any plant of the order Naiadaceæ, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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