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.
POLYSOMIC
Adjective
polysomic (not comparable)
Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement
In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.
Noun
polysomic (plural polysomics)
such an organism or chromosome
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BARGAIN
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
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