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.
ECTOPLASM
ectoplasm
(noun) the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
ectoplasm
(noun) (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ectoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural ectoplasms)
(parapsychology) A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.
(parapsychology) An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.
(cytology) The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.
Synonyms
• (parapsychology): teleplasm
Anagrams
• compleats
Source: Wiktionary
Ec"to*plasm, n. Etym: [Ecto- + Gr. (Biol.) (a) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum. (b) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable cell. (c) The ectosarc of protozoan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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