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.
EFFERVESCE
foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
(verb) become bubbly or frothy or foaming; “The boiling soup was frothing”; “The river was foaming”; “sparkling water”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
effervesce (third-person singular simple present effervesces, present participle effervescing, simple past and past participle effervesced)
(intransitive, of a liquid) to emit small bubbles of dissolved gas; to froth or fizz
(intransitive, of a gas) to escape from solution in a liquid in the form of bubbles
(intransitive, of a person) to show high spirits
Source: Wiktionary
Ef`fer*vesce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Effervesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Effervescing.] Etym: [L. effervescere; ex + fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See Fervent.]
1. To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form.
2. To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with joy or merriment.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
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