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.
PLANULAE
PLANULA
planula
(noun) the flat ciliated free-swimming larva of hydrozoan coelenterates
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
planulae
plural of planula
Source: Wiktionary
PLANULA
Plan"u*la, n.; pl. Planulæ. Etym: [L., a little plane.]
1. (Biol.)
Definition: In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space, around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope; an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and gastrula. Sometimes used as synonymous with gastrula.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The very young, free-swimming larva of the coelenterates. It usually has a flattened oval or oblong form, and is entirely covered with cilia.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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