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.
SEDIMENTARY
aqueous, sedimentary
(adjective) produced by the action of water
sedimentary
(adjective) resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; “sedimentary deposits”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
sedimentary (not comparable)
(geology, of a rock) Made by the deposition and compression of small particles.
Coordinate terms
• igneous, metamorphic
Noun
sedimentary (plural sedimentaries)
A rock of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Sed`i*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sédimentaire.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing matter that has subsided. Sedimentary rocks. (Geol.) See Aqueous rocks, under Aqueous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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