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.
CERCUS
Etymology
Noun
cercus (plural cerci)
(entomology) Structures on the end of on the end of the abdomen of most insects, sometimes long, hairlike sensory organs and sometimes smaller and rigid.
Anagrams
• Cruces, cruces
Source: Wiktionary
Cer"cus, n.; pl. Cerci (. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: See Cercopod.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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