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.
TRIFOLIUM
Trifolium, genus Trifolium
(noun) any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
trifolium (plural trifoliums or trifolia)
(botany) Any of the genus Trifolium of clovers and trefoils.
Anagrams
• lituiform
Source: Wiktionary
Tri*fo"li*um, n. Etym: [L., clover.] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species, all of which are called clover. See Clover.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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