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.
DENTICLE
denticle
(noun) small pointed ridge on the exoskeleton of an arthropod
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
denticle (plural denticles)
A small tooth.
(medicine) A pulp stone.
Material serving as the dermis of sharks.
(architecture) A dentil.
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Source: Wiktionary
Den"ti*cle, n. Etym: [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of dens, dentis, tooth. See Dental, and cf. Dentelli.]
Definition: A small tooth or projecting point.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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POLYGENIC
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
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