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.
PYRAMIDION
Etymology
Noun
pyramidion (plural pyramidia or pyramidions)
The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk or pyramid.
Source: Wiktionary
Pyr`a*mid"i*on, n.; pl. Pyramidia. Etym: [NL., from L. pyramis. See Pyramid.]
Definition: The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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