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.
WAMPEE
pickerelweed, pickerel weed, wampee, Pontederia cordata
(noun) American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wampee (plural wampees)
A tree, Clausena lansium, cultivated in China and the East Indies.
The fruit of this tree.
Source: Wiktionary
Wam*pee", n. (Bot.) (a) A tree (Cookia punctata) of the Orange family, growing in China and the East Indies; also, its fruit, which is about the size of a large grape, and has a hard rind and a peculiar flavor. (b) The pickerel weed. [Southern U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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