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.
SAPONITE
Noun
saponite (countable and uncountable, plural saponites)
(mineral) A trioctahedral smectite mineral.
Synonyms
• piotine
• soapstone
Hyponyms
• bowlingite
• griffithite
• sobotkite
Source: Wiktionary
Sap"o*nite, n. Etym: [Sw. saponit, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.] (Min.)
Definition: A hydrous silicate of magnesia and aluminia. It occurs in soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine and cavities in trap rock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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