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.
VERDURE
greenness, verdancy, verdure
(noun) the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation
greenery, verdure
(noun) green foliage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
verdure (countable and uncountable, plural verdures)
The greenness of lush or growing vegetation; also: the vegetation itself.
(hence) A condition of health and vigour.
Verb
verdure (third-person singular simple present verdures, present participle verduring, simple past and past participle verdured)
(transitive) To cover with verdure.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"dure, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. viridis green. See Verdant.]
Definition: Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June. A wide expanse of living verdure, cultivated gardens, shady groves, fertile cornfields, flowed round it like a sea. Motley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GREAT
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