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.
STARLIKE
starlike
(adjective) resembling a star; “they saw a starlike object in the sky”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
starlike (comparative more starlike, superlative most starlike)
Resembling a star, especially in shape.
Resembling or characteristic of a celebrity or leading actor.
(geometry) Convex; having the property that any line segment joining any mapped point to a specified point in the domain lies entirely in the domain.
Anagrams
• larkiest, stalkier, tsarlike
Source: Wiktionary
Star"like`, a.
1. Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as, starlike flowers.
2. Shining; bright; illustrious. Dryden. The having turned many to righteousness shall confer a starlike and immortal brightness. Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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