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.
BELLICOSE
battleful, bellicose, combative
(adjective) having or showing a ready disposition to fight; “bellicose young officers”; “a combative impulse”; “a contentious nature”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
bellicose (comparative more bellicose, superlative most bellicose)
Warlike in nature; aggressive; hostile.
Showing or having the impulse to be combative.
Synonyms
• See also combative
Antonyms
• pacific
Coordinate terms
• trigger-happy
• warmonger
Source: Wiktionary
Bel"li*cose`, a. Etym: [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of war, fr. bellum war. See Duel.]
Definition: Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious. Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. W. Irving.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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