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.
SCLEROMA
Etymology
Noun
scleroma (plural scleromas or scleromata)
(medicine) induration of the tissues
(medicine) rhinoscleroma
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Scle*ro"ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard + -oma.] (Med.)
Definition: Induration of the tissues. See Sclerma, Scleroderma, and Sclerosis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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