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.
HIBERNATES
Verb
hibernates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate
Anagrams
• Eisenbarth, breathes in, inbreathes
Source: Wiktionary
HIBERNATE
Hi"ber*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hibernated; p. pr. & vb. n. Hibernating.] Etym: [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr. hibernu wintry. See Hibernal.]
Definition: To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles, and insects. Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain. Southey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TEMPORIZE
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
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