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.
QUAQUAVERSAL
Etymology
Adjective
quaquaversal (comparative more quaquaversal, superlative most quaquaversal)
Going off in all directions from the center.
(astronomy) Dipping towards a center in all directions.
Source: Wiktionary
Qua`qua*ver"sal, a. Etym: [L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.]
1. Turning or dipping in any or every direction.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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