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.
TYMPANICS
Noun
tympanics
plural of tympanic
Source: Wiktionary
TYMPANIC
Tym*pan"ic, a. Etym: [See Tympanum.]
1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the tympanum. Tympanic bone (Anat.), a bone of the skull which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane.
– Tympanic membrane. (Anat.) See the Note under Ear.
Tym*pan"ic, n. (Anat.)
Definition: The tympanic bone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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