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.
SCLERITE
sclerite
(noun) hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sclerite (plural sclerites)
(biology) A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.
Anagrams
• reticles, silcrete, terciles, tiercels, triscele
Source: Wiktionary
Scle"rite, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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