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.
VALLECULAE
VALLECULA
groove, vallecula
(noun) (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
valleculae
plural of vallecula
Source: Wiktionary
VALLECULA
Val*lec"u*la, n.; pl. Valleculæ. Etym: [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of the fruit of umbelliferous plants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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