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.
PASSERINE
passerine
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of the passeriform birds
passerine, passeriform bird
(noun) perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
passerine (plural passerines)
Any bird of the order Passeriformes, which comprises more than half of all bird species.
Synonym: passeriform
Synonyms
• See passerine
Adjective
passerine (not comparable)
Of, or relating to a passerine or perching bird.
Anagrams
• arsepines, parenesis
Source: Wiktionary
Pas"ser*ine, a. Etym: [L. passerinus, fr. passer a sparrow.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Passeres. The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes people the fruit trees. Sydney Smith.
Pas"ser*ine, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Passeres.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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