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.
VIRIDITES
Noun
viridites
plural of viridite
Source: Wiktionary
VIRIDITE
Vir"i*dite, n. Etym: [L. viridis green.] (Min.)
Definition: A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as a result of alternation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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