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.
DOCILE
docile
(adjective) willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed; āthe docile masses of an enslaved nationā
docile, gentle
(adjective) easily handled or managed; āa gentle old horse, docile and obedientā
docile, teachable
(adjective) ready and willing to be taught; ādocile pupils eager for instructionā; āteachable youngstersā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
docile (comparative more docile, superlative most docile)
Ready to accept instruction or direction; obedient; subservient.
Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
Synonyms
• (yielding to control): compliant, malleable, meek, submissive, tractable, manageable
• (ready to accept instruction): amenable, compliant, teachable
Antonyms
• (yielding to control): perverse, defiant, rebellious, wilful
Anagrams
• cleido-, coiled, coldie
Source: Wiktionary
Doc"ile, a. Etym: [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. discere to learn, Gr. docile. Cf. Doctor, Didactic, Disciple.]
1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.]
2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a docile child. The elephant is at once docible and docile. C. J. Smith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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