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.
MESOCARP
mesocarp
(noun) the middle layer of a pericarp
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mesocarp (plural mesocarps)
(botany) The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy
Anagrams
• capsomer, compares, compears, pomeracs, precomas
Source: Wiktionary
Mes"o*carp, n. Etym: [Meso- + Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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