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.
ERGOTISMS
Noun
ergotisms
plural of ergotism
Source: Wiktionary
ERGOTISM
Er"go*tism, n. Etym: [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.]
Definition: A logical deduction. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Er"got*ism, n. Etym: [From Ergot, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.] (Med.)
Definition: A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the ergot fungus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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