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.
XANTHOCHROI
Xan*thoch"ro*i, n. pl. [NL. See Xanthochroic.] (Ethnol.)
Definition: A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the lighter- colored members.
The Xanthochroi, or fair whites, . . . are the prevalent inhabitants of Northern Europe, and the type may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as Hindostan. Tylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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