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.
TUBICORN
Tu"bi*corn, n. Etym: [L. tubus tube + cornu horn: cf. F. tubicorne.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered with a horny sheath; a hollow-horned ruminant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
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