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.
QUADRIPARTITION
Etymology
Noun
quadripartition (plural quadripartitions)
A division into four parts.
Verb
quadripartition (third-person singular simple present quadripartitions, present participle quadripartitioning, simple past and past participle quadripartitioned)
(transitive) To partition into four.
Source: Wiktionary
Quad`ri*par*ti"tion, n. Etym: [L. quadripartitio: cf. F. quadripartition.]
Definition: A division or distribution by four, or into four parts; also, a taking the fourth part of any quantity or number.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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