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.
PHYTON
Etymology
Noun
phyton (plural phytons)
(botany) One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves.
Synonyms
• phytomer
Anagrams
• Python, Typhon, python, typhon
Source: Wiktionary
Phy"ton, n.; pl. Phytons. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the parts which by their repetition make up a flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its leaf or leaves; a phytomer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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