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.
PAROTIC
Etymology
Adjective
parotic (not comparable)
(anatomy) On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.
Anagrams
• apricot, aprotic, patrico
Source: Wiktionary
Pa*rot"ic, a. Etym: [See Parotid.] (Anat.)
Definition: On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear. Parotic region (Zoöl.), the space around the ears.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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