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.
QUIESCENCE
quiescence, quiescency, dormancy, sleeping
(noun) quiet and inactive restfulness
dormancy, quiescence, quiescency
(noun) a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; “the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
quiescence (countable and uncountable, plural quiescences)
The state of being quiescent; dormancy.
Being at rest, quiet, still, inactive or motionless.
The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
(microbiology) The period when a cell is in a term of no growth and no division.
(entomology) In insects, a temporary slowing down of metabolism and development in response to adverse environmental conditions, which, unlike diapause, does not involve physiological changes.
Source: Wiktionary
Qui*es"cence, Qui*es"cen*cy, n. Etym: [L. quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See Quiesce.]
Definition: The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily and mental." H. Spencer. Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence. R. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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