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.
RUBICELLE
rubicelle
(noun) a yellow or orange variety of ruby spinel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rubicelle (plural rubicelles)
(mineralogy) An orange-red spinel.
Source: Wiktionary
Ru"bi*celle, n. Etym: [Cf. F. rubacelle, rubicelle, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish.] (Min.)
Definition: A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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