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.
SAMARSKITE
samarskite
(noun) a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
After Vasilii Evgrafovich Samarsky-Bykhovets in 1847.
Noun
samarskite (plural samarskites)
(mineral) A shiny black radioactive mineral that contains a complex mixture of rare earth oxides
Source: Wiktionary
Sa*mar"skite, a. Etym: [After Samarski, a Russian.] (Min.)
Definition: A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and cerium metals.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 December 2024
QUANDONG
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
Coffee Trivia
