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.
OSSIFIC
Etymology
Adjective
ossific (not comparable)
Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Source: Wiktionary
Os*sif"ic, a. Etym: [L. os, ossis, bone + facere to make: cf. F. ossifique. See Fact.]
Definition: Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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