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.
MERISTEM
meristem
(noun) undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
meristem (plural meristems)
(botany) The plant tissue composed of totipotent cells that allows plant growth.
Anagrams
• mimester, mismeter, stemmier
Source: Wiktionary
Mer"i*stem, n. Etym: [Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further division.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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