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.
SCOTOMY
Etymology
Noun
scotomy (countable and uncountable, plural scotomies)
(obsolete) dizziness with dimness of sight
(obsolete) obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye
Source: Wiktionary
Scot"o*my, n. Etym: [NL. scotomia, from Gr. sko`tos darkness: cf. F. scotomie.]
1. Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.] Massinger.
2. (Med.)
Definition: Obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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