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.
BULIMIA
bulimia
(noun) pathologically insatiable hunger (especially when caused by brain lesions)
bulimia, binge-eating syndrome
(noun) a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
bulimia (countable and uncountable, plural bulimias)
(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle - extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.
Synonyms
• bulimia nervosa
Source: Wiktionary
Bu*lim"i*a, Bu"li*my, n. Etym: [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boulimie.] (Med.)
Definition: A disease in which there is a perpetual and insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious appetite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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