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.
POLYHALITE
Noun
polyhalite (uncountable)
(mineral) A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
Anagrams
• lyophilate, polythelia
Source: Wiktionary
Pol`y*ha"lite, n. Etym: [Poly- + Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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