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.
RUDIMENTARY
rudimentary
(adjective) being in the earliest stages of development; “rudimentary plans”
vestigial, rudimentary
(adjective) not fully developed in mature animals; “rudimentary wings”
fundamental, rudimentary, underlying
(adjective) being or involving basic facts or principles; “the fundamental laws of the universe”; “a fundamental incompatibility between them”; “these rudimentary truths”; “underlying principles”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
rudimentary (comparative more rudimentary, superlative most rudimentary)
Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
Noun
rudimentary (plural rudimentaries)
(zoology, usually, in the plural) One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.
Source: Wiktionary
Ru`di*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rudimentaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
2. (Biol.)
Definition: Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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