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.
INTERCISION
In`ter*ci"sion, n. Etym: [L. intercisio a cutting through, fr. intercidere to cut asunder.]
Definition: A cutting off, through, or asunder; interruption. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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