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.
riband, ribband
(noun) a ribbon used as a decoration
Source: WordNet® 3.1
riband (countable and uncountable, plural ribands)
Archaic form of ribbon.
(heraldiccharge) A narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet.
• Bardin, Brandi, Briand
Source: Wiktionary
Rib"and, n.
Definition: See Ribbon. Riband jasper (Min.), a variety of jasper having stripes of different colors, as red and green.
Rib"and, n. (Naut.)
Definition: See Rib-band. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
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.