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.
RUGINE
Ru"gine, n. Etym: [F.] (Surg.)
Definition: An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.
Ru"gine, v. t. Etym: [F. ruginer to scrape.]
Definition: To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale. [R.] Wiseman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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