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.
SPHINGID
hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth
(noun) any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
sphingid (plural sphingids)
(entomology) Any of many hawk moths of the family Sphingidae
Adjective
sphingid (comparative more sphingid, superlative most sphingid)
Of or pertaining to these moths.
Source: Wiktionary
Sphin"gid, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A sphinx.
Sphin"gid, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family Sphingidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
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