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.
OPACOUS
Etymology
Adjective
opacous (not comparable)
(obsolete, chiefly, poetic) Not shining or illuminated; dark. [17th-20th c.]
(obsolete) Not allowing the passage of light; opaque. [17th-19th c.]
The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends, where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a fly.
Source: Wiktionary
O*pa"cous, a. Etym: [L. opacus. See Opaque.]
Definition: Opaque. [R.] Milton.
– O*pa"cous*ness, n. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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