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.
OCTOGENARY
Etymology
Adjective
octogenary (not comparable)
(obsolete) Of eighty years of age, octogenarian
Source: Wiktionary
Oc*tog"e*na*ry, a. Etym: [L. octogenarrus, from octogeni eighty each, octoginta eighty, fr. octo eight. See Eight, Eighty.]
Definition: Of eighty years of age. "Being then octogenary." Aubrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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