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.
ZIMOCCAS
Noun
zimoccas
plural of zimocca
Source: Wiktionary
ZIMOCCA
Zi*moc"ca, n.
Definition: A sponge (Euspongia zimocca) of flat form and fine quality, from the Adriatic, about the Greek islands, and the coast of Barbary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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