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.
ASCENSIVE
ascendant, ascendent, ascensive
(adjective) tending or directed upward; “rooted and ascendant strength like that of foliage”- John Ruskin
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
ascensive (comparative more ascensive, superlative most ascensive)
Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise.
(grammar) Augmentative; intensive.
Source: Wiktionary
As*cen"sive, a. Etym: [See Ascend.]
1. Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise. Owen.
2. (Gram.)
Definition: Augmentative; intensive. Ellicott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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