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.
PLANGENT
plangent
(adjective) loud and resounding; “plangent bells”; “the plangent minority”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
plangent (comparative more plangent, superlative most plangent)
Having a loud, mournful sound.
(rare) Beating, dashing, as waves.
Source: Wiktionary
Plan"gent, a. Etym: [L. plangens, -entis, fr. plangere to beat. See Plaint.]
Definition: Beating; dashing, as a wave. [R.] "The plangent wave." H. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POPULATED
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
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