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.
ROTULA
Etymology
Noun
rotula (plural rotulas or rotulae)
(skeleton) The patella; the kneecap.
(zoology) One of the five radial pieces in the dentary apparatus of the sea urchin.
Anagrams
• Alutor, LAUTRO, Latour, torula
Source: Wiktionary
Rot"u*la, n. Etym: [L., a little wheel; cf. It. rotula.] (Anat.)
Definition: The patella, or kneepan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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