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.
NICCOLITE
Etymology
Noun
niccolite (countable and uncountable, plural niccolites)
(mineral) synonym of nickeline
Source: Wiktionary
Nic"co*lite, n. Etym: [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.)
Definition: A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also coppernickel, kupfernickel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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