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.
EXCITING
exciting
(adjective) creating or arousing excitement; “an exciting account of her trip”
exciting
(adjective) stimulating interest and discussion; “an exciting novel”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
exciting
present participle of excite
Adjective
exciting (comparative more exciting, superlative most exciting)
creating or producing excitement
Synonyms
• See also exciting
Noun
exciting (plural excitings)
The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*cit"ing, a.
Definition: Calling or rousing into action; producing excitement; as, exciting events; an exciting story.
– Ex*cit"ing*ly, adv. Exciting causes (Med.), those which immediately produce disease, or those which excite the action of predisposing causes.
EXCITE
Ex*cite", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excited; p. pr. & vb. n. exciting.] Etym: [L. excitare; ex out + citare to move rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter, exciter, F. exciter. See Cite.]
1. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or general activity; as, to excite a person, the spirits, the passions; to excite a mutiny or insurrection; to excite heat by friction.
2. (Physiol.)
Definition: To call forth or increase the vital activity of an organism, or any of its parts.
Syn.
– To incite; awaken; animate; rouse or arouse; stimulate; inflame; irritate; provoke.
– To Excite, Incite. When we excite we rouse into action feelings which were less strong; when we incite we spur on or urge forward to a specific act or end. Demosthenes excited the passions of the Athenians against Philip, and thus incited the whole nation to unite in the war against him. Antony, by his speech over the body of Cæsar, so excited the feelings of the populace, that Brutus and his companions were compelled to flee from Rome; many however, were incited to join their standard, not only by love of liberty, but hopes of plunder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEATIFY
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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