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.
ZOOESPORE
Zo"ƶ*spore, n. Etym: [Zoƶ- + spore.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoƶspores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, algƦ. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozoƶspores and the smaller microzoƶspores. Called also sporozoid, and swarmspore.
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: See Swarmspore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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