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.
NEOTROPICAL
Ne`o*trop"ic*al, a. Etym: [Neo- + tropical.] (Geog. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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