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.
MERICARP
mericarp
(noun) a carpel with one seed; one of a pair split apart at maturity
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mericarp (plural mericarps)
(botany) An individual carpel of a schizocarp, having a single seed
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Source: Wiktionary
Mer"i*carp, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See Cremocarp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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