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.
OCEANIC
oceanic
(adjective) constituting or living in the open sea; “oceanic waters”; “oceanic life”
oceanic
(adjective) resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; “the oceanic violence of his rage”
oceanic, pelagic
(adjective) relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; “oceanic islands like Bermuda”; “oceanic currents”; “oceanic birds”; “pelagic organisms”; “pelagic whaling”
Oceanic, Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
(noun) an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
oceanic (comparative more oceanic, superlative most oceanic)
Of or relating to the ocean.
Living in, produced by, or frequenting the ocean.
Resembling an ocean in vastness or extent.
Having a climate that has a relatively small difference in temperature between the warmest and coldest times of the year, and relatively high rainfall
Anagrams
• cocaine, cocaĂŻne
Adjective
Oceanic (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to Oceania; Oceanian.
Anagrams
• cocaine, cocaĂŻne
Source: Wiktionary
O`ce*an"ic, a. Etym: [Cf.F. océanique. See Ocean.]
1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean. Petrels are the most aërial and oceanic of birds. Darwin.
2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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