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.
SCYBALA
Etymology
Noun
scybala pl (plural only)
(medicine) hardened masses of feces
Usage notes
• Sometimes treated as singular, with a plural scybalas.
Source: Wiktionary
Scyb"a*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Definition: Hardened masses of feces.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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