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.
XENOGAMY
Etymology
Noun
xenogamy (uncountable)
(botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination
Cross-cultural marriage
Source: Wiktionary
Xe*nog"a*my, n. Etym: [Gr. xe`nos strange, foreign + (Bot.)
Definition: Cross fertilization.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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