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.
QUADROON
quadroon
(noun) an offspring of a mulatto and a white parent; a person who is one-quarter black
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quadroon (plural quadroons)
(dated) A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent.
(Australia, dated) A person of three-quarters Aboriginal descent and one quarter Caucasian descent; a person of one quarter Aboriginal descent.
Coordinate terms
• (person of mixed race): see list in mulatto
• quarter-caste
Adjective
quadroon (not comparable)
(dated) Having three-fourths Caucasian descent and one-fourth African descent.
Source: Wiktionary
Quad*roon", n. Etym: [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron.]
Definition: The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded. [Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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