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.
OLIGISTS
Noun
oligists
plural of oligist
Source: Wiktionary
OLIGIST
Ol"i*gist, n. Etym: [See Oligist, a.] (Min.)
Definition: Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite.
Ol"i*gist, Ol`i*gis"tic, a. Etym: [Gr. oligiste.] (Min.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to hematite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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