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.
TUPELO
Tupelo
(noun) a town in northeast Mississippi
tupelo, tupelo tree
(noun) any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America
tupelo
(noun) pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tupelo (plural tupelos)
Any of several trees of the genus Nyssa which grow in swampy regions on the eastern, southern and midwestern United States.
(in particular) Nyssa aquatica.
(in particular) Nyssa multiflora, a North American tree of the dogwood family, with brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"pe*lo, n. Etym: [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American Indian name.] (Bot.)
Definition: A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to split. Called also black gum, sour gum, and pepperidge. Largo tupelo, or Tupelo gum (Bot.), an American tree (Nyssa uniflora) with softer wood than the tupelo.
– Sour tupelo (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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