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.
UMBILIC
Um*bil"ic, n. Etym: [From L. umbilicus: cf. F. ombilic. See Navel.]
1. The navel; the center. [Obs.] "The umbilic of the world." Sir T. Herbert.
2. (Geom.)
Definition: An umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5 (b).
Um*bil"ic, a. (Anat.)
Definition: See Umbilical, 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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