| 单词 |
robusta |
| 释义 |
robusta|rəʊˈbʌstə|
[fem. of L. rōbusta robust, specific (now varietal) epithet (L. Linden Catal. Plantes économiques de l'Horticole coloniale (1900) 64).]
An evergreen variety of coffee, Coffea canephora var. robusta, native to Africa and widely cultivated elsewhere for its heavy crops of small beans; also, the beans produced by a tree of this kind. Also attrib.
1909Philippine Agric. Rev. II. 590 A new variety of coffee known as ‘robusta’..was discovered some years ago growing wild on the estates in Africa. Ibid., The robusta coffee planted in east Java yields after three years. 1922[see arabica]. 1944Empire Jrnl. Exper. Agric. XII. 191 Robusta coffee..grows wild in many of the wetter forests of Uganda. 1959[see arabica]. 1961F. L. Wellman Coffee v. 81 The most common variety is named Robusta, and this type has large, dark-green leaves... Trees of the Robusta variety tend to have a flattened top.
1976Times 7 May 22/5 Fears of a shortage..sent robusta coffee prices to new all-time highs on the London markets. Ibid., Shortages will increase the demand for African robustas. |
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