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.
ALOOFNESS
aloofness, remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness
(noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner
distance, aloofness
(noun) indifference by personal withdrawal; “emotional distance”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aloofness (usually uncountable, plural aloofnesses)
The state of being aloof
Source: Wiktionary
A*loof"ness, n.
Definition: State of being aloof. Rogers (1642). The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. Thoreau.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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WINEBERRY
(noun) raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
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