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.
opopanax
(noun) an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
opopanax (countable and uncountable, plural opopanaxes)
(obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.
The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.
Source: Wiktionary
O*pop"a*nax, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. opopanax.]
Definition: The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 November 2024
(noun) (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
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.