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.
TEGMENTUM
Etymology
Noun
tegmentum (plural tegmentums or tegmenta)
(neuroanatomy) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey
(neuroanatomy) Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area
Source: Wiktionary
Teg*men"tum, n.; pl. Tegmenta. Etym: [L., a covering.] (Anat.)
Definition: A covering; -- applied especially to the bundles of longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the cerebrum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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