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.
AGILITY
agility, legerity, lightness, lightsomeness, nimbleness
(noun) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
agility (countable and uncountable, plural agilities)
(uncountable) The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
Synonym: nimbleness
(countable) A faculty of being agile in body, mind, or figuratively.
Source: Wiktionary
A*gil"i*ty, n. Etym: [F. agilié, L. agilitas, fr. agilis.]
1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of motion; as, strength and agility of body. They . . . trust to the agility of their wit. Bacon. Wheeling with the agility of a hawk. Sir W. Scott.
2. Activity; powerful agency. [Obs.] The agility of the sun's fiery heat. Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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