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.
OCTAVOS
Noun
octavos
plural of octavo
Source: Wiktionary
OCTAVO
Oc*ta"vo, n.;pl. Octavos. Etym: [L. in octavo; in in + octavo, abl. of octavus. See Octave.]
Definition: A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8º.
Oc*ta"vo, a.
Definition: Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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