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.
NICETIES
Noun
niceties
plural of nicety
Source: Wiktionary
NICETY
Ni"ce*ty, n.; pl. Niceties. Etym: [OE. niceté foolishness.]
1. The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that word.). The miller smiled of her nicety. Chaucer.
2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.
3. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction. The fineness and niceties of words. Locke. To a nicety, with great exactness or accuracy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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