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.
PHANTASMAGORIC
phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic
(adjective) characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions; “a great concourse of phantasmagoric shadows”--J.C.Powys; “the incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
phantasmagoric (comparative more phantasmagoric, superlative most phantasmagoric)
Characterized by or pertaining to rapid changes in light intensity and colour.
Characterized by or pertaining to a dreamlike blurring of real and imaginary elements.
Synonyms
• phantasmagorial
• phantasmagorian
• phantasmagorical
Source: Wiktionary
Phan*tas`ma*gor"ic, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to phantasmagoria; phantasmagorial. Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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