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.
UNRIPE
green, unripe, unripened, immature
(adjective) not fully developed or mature; not ripe; “unripe fruit”; “fried green tomatoes”; “green wood”
unripe
(adjective) not fully prepared
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unripe (comparative unriper, superlative unripest)
Not ripe.
Developing too early; premature.
Antonyms
• ripe
Anagrams
• punier, purine, rein up
Source: Wiktionary
Un*ripe", a.
1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit.
2. Developing too early; premature. Sir P. Sidney.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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