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.
PLINTH
pedestal, plinth, footstall
(noun) an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
plinth (plural plinths)
A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall.
A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.
Source: Wiktionary
Plinth, n. Etym: [L. plinthus, Gr. flint: cf. F. plinthe.]
Definition: (Arch.) In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of Column.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
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