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.
EDENTATE
edental, edentate, edentulate
(adjective) having few if any teeth; “anteaters are edentate animals”
edentate
(noun) primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
edentate (not comparable)
Lacking teeth.
(zoology) Belonging to the Edentata.
Noun
edentate (plural edentates)
Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
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Source: Wiktionary
E*den"tate, a.
1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate leaf.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Belonging to the Edentata.
E*den"tate, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the Edentata.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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