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.
TUBULOUS
Etymology
Adjective
tubulous (comparative more tubulous, superlative most tubulous)
Shaped like a tube; tubular.
(botany) Having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border.
Constructed of, or containing tubular parts.
(botany) Composed wholly of tubular florets.
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"bu*lose`, Tu"bu*lous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. tubuleux. See Tubule.]
1. Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cylindrical corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a tubulose flower.
2. Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically (Bot.), composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a tubulous compound flower. Tubulous boiler, a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; -- sometimes distinguished from tubular boiler.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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