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.
PETIOLES
Noun
petioles
plural of petiole
Source: Wiktionary
PETIOLE
Pet"i*ole, n. Etym: [F. pétiole, fr. L. petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a foot.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem. See Illust. of Leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A stalk or peduncle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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