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.
PUPIVORA
Pu*piv"o*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Pupivorous.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A group of parasitic Hymenoptera, including the ichneumon flies, which destroy the larvæ and pupæ of insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”
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