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.
DARKSOME
Etymology
Adjective
darksome (comparative more darksome, superlative most darksome)
(poetic) Characterised by darkness; gloomy; obscure
Synonyms: shaded, cheerless
Source: Wiktionary
Dark"some, a.
Definition: Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless. [Poetic] He brought him through a darksome narrow pass To a broad gate, all built of beaten gold. Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUSPENDED
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