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.
CILIUM
cilium
(noun) a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
eyelash, lash, cilium
(noun) any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cilium (plural cilia)
(botany) Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
(cytology) A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
(entomology) One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
Source: Wiktionary
Cil"i*um, n. Etym: [L., eyelid.]
Definition: See Cilia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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