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.
ERYSIPELAS
erysipelas
(noun) an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
erysipelas (usually uncountable, plural erysipelases)
(disease) A severe skin disease caused by streptococcus infection in surface and surrounding tissue, marked by continued spreading inflammation.
Source: Wiktionary
Er`y*sip"e*las, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Red, and Pell, n.] (Med.)
Definition: St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a diffused inflammation of the skin, which, starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over its surface. It is usually regarded as contagious, and often occurs epidemically.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ACERVULUS
(noun) small asexual fruiting body resembling a cushion or blister consisting of a mat of hyphae that is produced on a host by some fungi
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