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.
PAPILLOMA
papilloma, villoma, papillary tumor, papillary tumour
(noun) a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
papilloma (plural papillomas or papillomata)
(pathology, oncology) An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla
Source: Wiktionary
Pap`il*lo"ma, n.; pl. Papillomata. Etym: [NL. See Papilla, and -Oma.] (Med.)
Definition: A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papillæ of the skin or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart. Quain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CLEAN
(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”
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