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.
APHORISTIC
aphoristic, apothegmatic, epigrammatic
(adjective) terse and witty and like a maxim; “much given to apothegmatic instruction”
axiomatic, aphoristic
(adjective) containing aphorisms or maxims; “axiomatic wisdom”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
aphoristic (comparative more aphoristic, superlative most aphoristic)
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
Source: Wiktionary
Aph`o*ris"tic, Aph`o*ris"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style. The method of the book is aphoristic. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SENSE
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
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