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.
RENIFORM
reniform, kidney-shaped
(adjective) (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
reniform (not comparable)
Shaped like a kidney; having a circular or roughly circular shape with a notch.
(medicine) That has the shape or profile of a kidney.
(botany, of various anatomical structures) Shaped like a kidney: in leaves, having the petiole attached at the notch; in seeds or spores, shaped generally like a kidney bean.
(zoology, of various anatomical structures) Shaped more or less like a human kidney in any of various ways, such as outline or contour, for example in the pupils of some species' eyes, the compound eyes of some insects, or the shapes of some bones or nodules.
Synonyms
• kidney-shaped
Anagrams
• informer, reinform
Source: Wiktionary
Ren"i*form (rn"-frm; 277), a. Etym: [L. renes kidneys + -form: cf. F. réniforme.]
Definition: Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral; a reniform leaf.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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