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.
RUTILANT
Etymology
Adjective
rutilant (comparative more rutilant, superlative most rutilant)
(literary or sciences, also, figuratively) Shining or glowing with a red colour or light.
Synonym: rutilous
Anagrams
• turn tail, turntail
Source: Wiktionary
Ru"ti*lant (, a. Etym: [L. rutilans, p. pr. of rutilare to have a reddish glow, fr. rutilus red: cf. F. rutilant.]
Definition: Having a reddish glow; shining. Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture. Evelin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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