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.
PROFULGENT
Etymology
Adjective
profulgent (comparative more profulgent, superlative most profulgent)
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*ful"gent, a. Etym: [Pref. pro- + L. fulgere to shine.]
Definition: Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent. [Obs.] "Profulgent in preciousness." Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DATELESS
(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”
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