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.
VERMICULATION
vermiculation
(noun) a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
peristalsis, vermiculation
(noun) the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vermiculation (countable and uncountable, plural vermiculations)
(obsolete, rare) The process of being turned into a worm.
The state of being infested or consumed by worms.
A pattern of irregular wavy lines resembling worms or their casts or tracks, found on the plumage of birds, used to decorate artworks and buildings, etc. [from early 17th c.]
(physiology, dated) Peristalsis.
Source: Wiktionary
Ver*mic`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. vermiculatio a being worm-eaten.]
1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.
2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.
3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.
4. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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