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.
SALTBUSH
saltbush
(noun) any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
saltbush (countable and uncountable, plural saltbushes)
Any of the genus Atriplex of plants, especially Atriplex hortensis or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach, including many desert and seashore plants and halophytes.
Synonyms
• orach
Source: Wiktionary
Salt"bush`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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