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.
PEDIPALPI
Pedipalpi, order Pedipalpi, Uropygi, order Uropygi
(noun) whip scorpions
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pedipalpi
plural of pedipalpus
Source: Wiktionary
Ped`i*pal"pi, n pl. Etym: [NL. See Pedipalpus.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions (Thelyphonus) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider sense to include also the true scorpions.
PEDIPALPUS
Ped`i*pal"pus, n.; pl. Pedipalpi. Etym: [NL. See Pes, and Palpus.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In some they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they terminate in a claw.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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